Sentences with phrase «humans using plastics»

I have concerns about humans using plastics so I didn't want that for my cat.

His human uses the plastic liners and non-scoopable litter.

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BPA, the synthetic estrogen, is used to soften the plastic that lines the can; colas contain caramel coloring shown to cause cancer in humans; and citrus - flavored sodas contain BVO, a flame retardant used in rocket fuel that may reduce fertility and negatively affect thyroid hormones.

I agree with what i think your basic points are — we should consider downsizing the amount of plastic «gear» we parents think we «need,» and that the infant seat shouldn't be used so much that we don't neglect our babies» needs for human touch.

I just wanted to remind everyone that there is a lot of information out there proving that BPA is not harmful to humans at the levels they are being used in the above mentioned every day products (baby bottles, cans, etc.) So make sure to do your research and talk to your doctor before making decisions to never use plastic again, or not to eat anything out of a can.

Single - use items, such as plastic straws, create untold harm to the environment and human health.

Rallis: I support the plastic bag ban as an environmentalist, as a human being, as a guy who uses reusable bags.

The goals include ending single use plastics, promoting alternatives to fossil fuel - based materials, promoting 100 percent recycling of plastics, corporate and government accountability, and changing human behavior concerning plastics.

Zi Ye and Hammad Khalid of the Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, have devised a way of using a shoulder - mounted projector system to display — and play — a game on a bendy A4 - sized sliver of plastic.

In a four - hour operation at the University of Florida Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the surgeons replaced part of the ankle joint with a flexible plastic device about the size of a clothespin, normally used as an artificial joint in the big toes of humans.

BOSTON — Every year, humans use a trillion plastic grocery bags globally — but they make up only 2 % of all synthetic polymers manufactured annually.

But boxed wine may have an environmental dark side: Some of the plastic bags inside the boxes contain Bisphenol - A (BPA), a synthetic chemical that has been in use for four decades to strengthen plastic food containers and other items but recently has been linked to a range of human health problems.

Using a two - ply of flexible, thin plastic, scientists have created novel electronic sensors that send signals to the brain tissue of mice that closely mimic the nerve messages of touch sensors in human skin.

Researchers set out to examine whether these chemicals, which are widely used in flexible PVC plastics and personal care products, had a similar effect in humans.

Since the worms survive on microbes that degrade the sewage, the treatment - plant starlings consumed natural human estrogen along with three estrogen mimics: DEHP, used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride; DBP, found in nail polish; and bisphenol A, common in hard plastic bottles.

«The novel use of plastics in the nests of bees could reflect the ecologically adaptive traits necessary for survival in an increasingly human - dominated environment,» MacIvor said.

The breakdown products of four chemical softeners called phthalates (used in plastic toys and medicines) were discovered at higher levels in dogs than in the majority of (human) Americans tested.

Effects of plastics on human health and the environment are devastating and unless you are using reverse osmosis, the Big Berkey, or distillation filtration methods, you are drinking them.

Exposure to BPA, used in the manufacture of polycarbonate and other plastics, has been shown to cause reproductive problems and erectile dysfunction, and has been linked with cardiovascular disease and diabetes in humans.

The evidence is growing continually that chemicals leached from plastics used in cooking and food / drink storage are harmful to human health.

«Despite its bad reputation, BPA continues to be used in many plastic containers, water bottles, food cans, dental floss, and heat - resistant papers, which means that humans come into contact with it frequently.»

PFOA and its replacements are suspected to belong to a large class of artificial compounds called endocrine - disrupting chemicals; these compounds, which include chemicals used in the production of pesticides, plastics and gasoline, interfere with human reproduction and metabolism and cause cancer, thyroid problems and nervous - system disorders.

I'm using Google to find out what types of plastic bottles are the worst for human health, or determining the hometown of a certain actor, or looking up some NBA player's college stats.

(Think of it as the human transit equivalent to the clear - plastic delivery tubes used at banks.)

Excessive scratching, chewing on paws and legs and hot spots may be symptoms of stress, boredom or allergic reactions to pollutants, gardening products, grasses, pollen, household cleaners, detergents, shampoos, human hair products, over-bathing, hot hair dryers, flea and tick deterrents, and the chemicals used for manufacturing plastic pet bowls.

These are usually condemned, in whole or in part, for human consumption, and are generally sent for rendering along with other by - products, parts and items that are unwanted or unsuitable for human use — such as out - of - date supermarket meats (along with their plastic wrappers), cut - away cancerous tissue, parasitized livers, and fetal tissue (which is very high in hormones).

With full human models, you'll notice that they appear to have a plastic look, similar to that of the models produced using Unreal Engine 3, with cutscenes making this very noticeable.

By contrasting a plentiful wall of foliage with the plastic synthetic coating he uses to meticulously cover the surface, the artist hopes to show how the natural ecosystem remains an instrument of human utility.

Global warming is the subject of «Migrations of the Arthropods», Paul's 2012 photo and video work in which wearable structures are created using recycled plastic bottles to affect a transformation from human to insect, thus re-envisioning Kafka's «Metamorphosis» as an evolutionary survival mechanism.

Using familiar materials such as receipts, newspaper and plastic bags, Mexican - born, Los Angeles — based artist Gabriel Kuri (born 1970) is interested in the way that money mediates almost all human relationships.

Despite its bad reputation, BPA continues to be used in many plastic containers, water bottles, food cans, dental floss, and heat - resistant papers, which means that humans come into contact with it frequently.

But single - use plastics, which you use for a few minutes and then discard, have created a major pollution problem - our ocean is filling up with plastic trash, choking fish and marine life and even entering the human food chain.

London - based Studio Swine often uses unconventional materials in its work, fashioning decorative objects from ocean plastic, cabinets from aluminium foam and eyewear from human hair.

The ACC also pushed to include more about plastic bag recycling in the text, but activists point out that despite the industry's efforts to push recycling as a solution to plastic pollution, less than 10 % of the 100 billion plastic bags used in the United States each year are recycled, and recycling does not address the impact plastic bags and packaging have on both animal and human health.

Just about the only common construction material that humans use that could possibly melt in surface temperatures is plastic.

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Their packaging is also made from 100 % post-consumer recycled plastic, and instead of trying to increase productivity by automating (i.e. using machines and firing human beings), they maintain a craftsperson - like production process that values every one who works there.