Not exact matches
Gases from the plant will be processed to remove dangerous
compounds like dioxins, and the company pledges that emissions will be well under state and federal
environmental limits.
«So now that we have seen this
environmental toxicant - induced inflammation, we can study the beneficial anti-inflammatory foods,
like the purple potato and others, in this human development model, and see how a mother's health and her levels of toxicants and beneficial
compounds will influence the baby's susceptibility to chronic disease.»
Environmental scientists have discovered that although these
compounds are often broken down by sunlight, they can regenerate at night, returning to life
like zombies.
Environmental exposure to
compounds like BPA that mimic hormones has become common, said Prins.
This one's a biggie, both for health reasons (the
compound acts
like estrogen in the body, altering sperm production in men and promoting endometriosis in women) and
environmental concerns.
When our body is being exposed to these
environmental compounds, it is responding to them as if they are a foreign invader,
like a bacteria or a virus.
«If we eliminate plastic - part painting inside cars, there is the
environmental benefit of eliminating (volatile organic
compounds),» says Mulholland, adding the new - car smell Americans traditionally have
liked is the result of off - gassing from formaldehyde, ethylbenzene and xylene from painted parts as well as carpet, seat fabric and seat foam.