Sentences with phrase «high levels of the chemicals found»

The high levels of the chemical found in the drinking water in the rural village was reported by The Times Union earlier this year, and the state later declared the area a Superfund site to begin remediation.

About 60 percent of respondents reported symptoms that would be expected in people exposed to high levels of the chemicals found in the air samples, Subra said.

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Potato chips and french fries in particular have been found to contain a high level of the chemical.»

«Dining out associated with increased exposure to harmful chemicals: New study finds burgers and other foods consumed at restaurants, fast food outlets or cafeterias, associated with higher levels of phthalates.»

Babies can be exposed to high levels of chemical emission from mattresses as they sleep, a new study has found.

Officials said the typical level of the toxic chemical found in the blood samples of more than 2,000 Rensselaer County residents is about 11 times higher than the national average, but well below levels detected in other areas of the nation where the contaminant has also polluted public water supplies.

They spoke emotionally about the high levels of the toxic chemical PFOA, which was used in the manufacture of Teflon products by a nearby plant, and was found in their blood.

The Hoosick Falls parents, children and teachers say they are frightened over the high levels of the toxic chemical PFOA found in their blood in recent tests conducted by the state health department.

Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands found that in the two decades since Dutch farmers began using the pesticide on a variety of crops, the birds» population declined by an average of 3.5 percent annually in farmlands where local water levels contained high concentrations of the chemical.

They only found high abnormal levels of in a few chemicals in some samples.

Even more troubling, her study found a link between high blood levels of lycopene's chemical cousin, beta - carotene, and an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer — not enough to justify avoiding carrots and other food sources of beta - carotene but an ominous sign that not all food - derived compounds are necessarily benign when taken at higher doses.

The new UTMB study by Dr. Ramkumar Menon, assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, in collaboration with Winthrop University Hospital and the Kaiser Permenante Southern California Medical Group, found that pregnant women with higher levels of flame - retardant chemicals in their bodies, namely polybrominated diphenyl ethers, were more likely to deliver their babies early than women with lower levels.

Using spectral readings from telescopes at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, Hand has found high levels of oxidative chemicals such as sulfate, oxygen, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Europa's surface, which are produced as ionizing radiation from Jupiter scours it, splitting apart water molecules and sulfur compounds in the uppermost layers of its ice.

«High levels of hazardous chemicals found in plastics collected from Lake Geneva: A survey of one of Europe's largest lakes finds a wide range of plastic pollution — some of which could be decades old.»

But in waters rich in organic matter, such as forested lagoons, high levels of tannins and other natural chemicals in the water sometimes interfered with the probe, the researchers found.

One of the chemicals found in high levels in the blood of people experiencing migraine is calcitonin gene - related peptide (CGRP), a neurotransmitter that is released from one nerve cell and activates the next one in a nerve tract during an attack.

The lab did not report finding chemicals in its samples, so researchers sent duplicate samples to a lab in Switzerland, which reported high levels of chlorinated compounds in two of its three samples.

The scientists found that when raised under warming conditions, bryozoans altered their chemical composition by building higher levels of magnesium into their skeletons, particularly if they were also eating less food.

In a first - of - its - kind study, a team of environmental engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin found that infants are exposed to high levels of chemical emissions from crib mattresses while they sleep.

They injected pregnant mice with a chemical that simulates viral infection and found that their offspring did, indeed, show higher levels of the gene in their brain tissue.

The researchers also found much higher levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are known mutagens, in particles at the polluted site, making these chemicals a leading suspect.Similar mutations have been reported in people exposed to radiation.

Men, women and children exposed to high levels of phthalates — endocrine - disrupting chemicals found in plastics and some personal care products — tended to have reduced levels of testosterone in their blood compared to those with lower chemical exposure, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

The study also found that approximately 20 % of condors in the wild have lead levels that are high enough to require costly treatment with chemical agents to remove the toxic metal from their bodies.

The more ozone they found, they thought, the higher the level of OH, a chemical notoriously difficult to measure directly.

In the field of chemical oceanography it has been found impact the speciation of trace metals that are both critical for life at low levels and toxic at higher levels.

A second study finds relatively high levels of this chemical — and related ones — taint rivers that drain off of U.S. farmlands.

The stronger the flavour, the higher the level of these natural chemicals found in soy sauce, pumpkin, broccoli, capsicum, watermelon, strawberries, honey, coffee and cheese.

Johns Hopkins Medical Center says the chemical PFOA, used in manufacturing Teflon, is now found in the bloodstreams of nearly everyone in the U.S. Early studies suggest that high PFOA blood levels in humans are linked with cancer, high cholesterol levels, thyroid disease and reduced fertility.

Turns out people who don't get enough sleep have higher levels of a brain chemical — similar to one found in marijuana — that enhances the joy of eating.

The fact that these chemicals were found in high levels in almost 100 % of adults who were tested (in the US) shows that the body is capable of absorbing and storing them.

While flame retardants and other chemicals are found in the highest levels in new mattresses, old mattresses have their fair share of problems as well.

Recent popular studies have shown wheat germ to have high levels of naturally occurring octacosanol, a chemical component found in some plants, which enhances physical performance.

Scientists are still looking into why this is, but one promising line of research has found that some people have high levels of a certain type of intestinal bacteria that interacts with chemicals in soy to produce an estrogen - like compound called equol.

In a study of umbilical cord blood from New York City children, researchers found a change in a gene called ACSL3 that is associated with prenatal exposure to chemical pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are byproducts of incomplete combustion from carbon - containing fuels, resulting in high levels in heavy - traffic areas.

NRDC conducted tests that found two chemicals in the pet collars left residue sufficient to pose the risk of cancer and neurological damage to children — as much as 1,000 times higher than levels established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Dogs and cats were contaminated with 48 of 70 chemicals tested, including 43 chemicals at higher levels than those typically found in people, according to our study of plastics and food packaging chemicals, heavy metals, fire retardants, and stain - proofing chemicals in pooled samples of blood and urine from 20 dogs and 37 cats collected at a Virginia veterinary clinic.

The dogs and cats tested were found to be contaminated with 48 of 70 industrial chemicals tested, including 43 chemicals at levels higher than those typically found in people, according to the study of plastics and food packaging chemicals, heavy metals, fire retardants, and stain - proofing chemicals alone (Please NOTE: this test did NOT include cleaning products such as laundry soap, toilet cleaners, floor cleaner, air fresheners, etc.) in pooled samples of blood and urine from 20 dogs and 37 cats collected at a Virginia veterinary clinic.

Discovery News reported this week that «In a new study that analyzed the blood of 62 domestic cats and 10 feral cats, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign found that cats living inside homes had higher blood levels of a class of chemicals called PBDEs, compared with their outdoor - living peers.»

A recent report by the Environmental Working Group found 48 chemicals in pets» blood (out of 70 tested for); 43 of them reached levels far higher than in people: 5 times as much mercury; 2-1/2 times more perfluorochemicals in dogs (from stain - and grease - proof coatings), and 23 times more fire retardants in cats.

But they also found that produced water contained potentially toxic chlorocarbons and organobromides, probably formed from interactions between high levels of bacteria in the water and salts or chemical treatments used in fracking fluids.

A scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council warns that the study could underestimate the number of chemicals in women's bodies, which is surely true given that as more testing is done, with ever higher levels of sensitivity, more of the chemicals out in the world are, unsurprisingly, found in our bodies.

Their was a study done by NOAA on the air quality in Erie Colorado, close to my home where their is lots of wells, and it stated that they found levels of Methane, butane and some other carcinogenic chemicals in the air were higher then levels in big cities like Houston Texas and Pasadena California.

Ozone is one of the criteria air pollutants and is a form of oxygen, the molecule contains three oxygen atoms and has the same chemical structure whether it is found high in the atmosphere or at ground - level.

The problem is that in order to maintain the same levels of these chemicals and the same high, porn addicts find themselves increasing porn use and escalating towards materials and acts which they would have found too risky or unethical before.