Sentences with phrase «over exposure to chemicals»

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The proposal comes after negotiations between the South Korean firm, workers and their families as well as outside experts over the company's responsibility for the workers, who have attributed illnesses such as lymphoma and leukemia to prolonged exposure to radiation or dangerous chemicals used in Samsung's factories.

When concerns over exposure to U.S. sub - prime mortgages caused the market for these complex investments to collapse last summer, the 60 - year - old chemical industry manager was not even notified anything was amiss.

A risk assessment of over 1,300 food contact substances was carried out by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and found that exposures to most chemical used to produce food packaging are «low» and «unlikely to pose a public health and safety concern.»

«Over a dozen studies show current human exposure to biologically active levels of this chemical, creating a potential for a variety of health implications.»

While there is no concrete proof that BPA is harmful to humans, some tests by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the National Institutes of Health, as well as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have shown that there could be potential issues that could arise due to over exposure of this chemical.

Many nail salons show bent over workers wearing masks, because of long hours of exposure to the chemicals in the cosmetics applied.

«Our results indicate that a wide range of POPs have been remobilized into the Arctic atmosphere over the past two decades as a result of climate change, confirming that Arctic warming could undermine global efforts to reduce environmental and human exposure to these toxic chemicals,» write the scientists, whose analysis was published yesterday in the journal Nature Climate Change.

This exposure to multiple complex chemical structures that carry out the processes of life is probably a reason that most molecular biologists do not spend a lot of time puzzling over whether viruses are alive.

The hazard quotient is the ratio of estimated specific exposure to a single chemical over a specified period to the estimated daily exposure level at which no adverse health effects are likely to occur.

The aim of this study was to analyse whether the exposure to certain chemical pollutants, accumulated over a long period of time, could be related to the risk of suffering from cancer.

«People living in public housing don't have as much control over their building, and we know from this study that the building is an important source of exposure to harmful chemicals.»

Tests are available that can detect high arsenic levels and tend to capture arsenic exposure over longer histories than other toxic chemicals.

Genetic mutations can also occur from exposure to radiation or chemicals over a man's life.

They also found that it wasn't just exposure, but increasing exposure over time that was also connected to problems with ovarian function, another potential consequence of the chemicals on reproductive health.

According to Jessica Drummond, MPT CCN CHC, «I would venture to guess that chemical toxin exposure, the toxicity of stress (digestive, emotional, lack of sleep, over exercising, etc.) all contribute to HPA axis and other hormonal irregularities that in some women result in amenorrhea or irregular cycles of this kind.

Because of these nearly ubiquitous toxic exposures, however, over the past decades many babies have been born with genes scarred from exposure to inflammatory chemicals during key periods of replication.

Long term high blood pressure can cause the kidneys to lose function and, of course, long term over exposure to medications and chemicals also do damage.

As you've just learned, while science hasn't yet been able to tell us the exact number of minutes of exercise that it takes to shove your adrenal glands «over the edge», we know that more than 90 minutes per day isn't doing us any extra favors from a health standpoint, and it's likely that the exact amount varies from person to person based on vitamin, nutrient and mineral status, training history, genetics, exposure to lifestyle, thermal, chemical and emotional stress, and even attitude.

Over time however, we know exposure to a perfect storm of genetics, environmental chemicals, and a depleted immune system (are you stressed?)

Our over exposure to toxic chemicals has been linked to skyrocketing rates of autoimmunity such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and even autism, which is a neurological presentation of autoimmunity in many people.

While it is very difficult to prove that a person's exposure to household cleaners over the course of 10, 20 or 30 years is what caused their cancer diagnosis, it is well known that commonly used household chemicals do, in fact, cause cancer, along with other serious health effects like reproductive and developmental problems in developing children.

Our over exposure to toxic chemicals has been linked to skyrocketing rates of autoimmunity and even autism, which is a neurological presentation of autoimmunity in many people.

Daily exposures to these chemicals really add up over time, so it's incredibly important to watch what you're putting on your body.

According to the American Lung Association, exposure to chemicals from cleaning supplies can cause asthma and other respiratory illnesses — a finding mirrored in the The Environmental Working Group's analysis of over 2,000 cleaners in 2012.

Together in equal partnerships with NGOs all over the region, she has focused on phasing out toxic chemicals and reducing harmful exposures to human health and the environment.

Together in equal partnerships with NGOs all over the region, Speranskaya has dedicated her career to phasing out toxic chemicals and reducing harmful exposures to human health and the environment.

According to the report, «This collection of diseases is being driven by dramatic alterations over the past 50 to 100 years in the U.S. food supply, an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, and exposure to toxic chemicals.»

Workers at oil fields are often repeatedly exposed to toxic chemicals over prolonged periods of time, which can give rise to hidden injuries and illnesses that may not be diagnosed for months or even years after exposure.

Appellate Court Overturns Worker's $ 30 Million Verdict in Claim for Chemical Exposure: Solis v. BASF Corporation, Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog, November 9, 2012 More Than Forty People in Indiana Sickened in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak; State Seeks to Revoke License of Pharmacy Where Outbreak Allegedly Originated, Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog, October 31, 2012 Federal Statute Preempts State Products Liability Lawsuit Over Asbestos Exposure, According to Supreme Court: Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp., Indiana Injury Lawyer Blog, October 18, 2012 Photo credit: «Flickr — Official U.S. Navy Imagery — A Sailor operates a plasma cutter» by Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Kenneth Abbate / U.

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Toxic tort claims are often brought by construction workers or other workers who were harmed by dangerous chemicals they encountered on the job (either through an accident or over an extended period of exposure), or by consumers who used products that proved to be toxic.