Sentences with phrase «synthetic chemicals found»

-LSB-...] May Pollute Indoor Air — The synthetic chemicals found in conventional mattresses easily «off gas» into the atmosphere.

For example, there is on average approximately 13 hormone altering chemicals found in the bodies of teenage girls and over 200 synthetic chemicals found in the blood of an umbilical cord of a newborn baby.

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The tiny, synthetic beads — found in facial cleansers, hand washes and toothpastes — have been found to pollute our waters and introduce toxic chemicals into the food chain.

All I know is that when I consider the struggle our bodies are up against — air and water pollution, synthetic and processed foods, chemical toxins — I find myself clinging to every last study, report and trend that promotes beneficial health claims!

What I find most frightening is that there is no testing to determine what happens when multiple products are used concurrently or sequentially, or what happens when they combine with other chemicals (synthetic and natural) in the environment or in organisms.

Its actions are similar to those of the popular acne - treating ingredient benzoyl peroxide, found in many over-the-counter products such as Neutrogena and Clean - and - Clear, but without the synthetic, chemical components.

To ensure a healthy start for your baby, look for carpeting made from natural, VOC - free materials such a wool, cotton, sisal or jute, which will prevent your child from exposure to most if not all of the chemicals found in cheaper, synthetic carpeting.

The Organic PRO shampoos are available in relaxing, moisturizing and thickening styling and have no chemical detergents, synthetic fragrance or preservatives found in most commercial shampoos.

I know from experience how damaging the chemicals and synthetic fragrances found in standard skin care products are to children.

The key is to find a specially made organic cottton that will keep out dust mites and other allergens, without the use of chemicals and synthetics that are used on other types of hypoallergenic mattress covers.

This sets the standard for the term Natural and stipulates: * Product must be made up of at least 95 percent truly natural ingredients or ingredients that are derived from natural sources * No ingredients with any potential suspected human health risks * No processes that significantly or adversely alter the purity / effect of the natural ingredients * Ingredients that come from a purposeful, renewable / plentiful source found in nature (flora, fauna, mineral) * Processes that are minimal and don't use synthetic / harsh chemicals or otherwise dilute purity * Non-natural ingredients only when viable natural alternative ingredient are unavailable and only when there are absolutely no suspected potential human health risks

According to Schumer (D - N.Y.), the DEA has banned only 20 of the 300 identified synthetic drug chemicals, barely making a dent in the sale of synthetic marijuana and other hazardous drug - like products commonly found online and in New York City bodegas, gas stations and small stores.

Today, the pharmaceutical industry screens synthetic chemical libraries of thousands of molecules to find one that may have a medicinal effect, said Parekkadan, who joined Rutgers» School of Engineering in January.

In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids or SCs — the group of chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana — researchers have found that symptoms of depression, drinking alcohol, or using marijuana was linked to an increased risk of SC use one year later.

Synthetic marijuana, sometimes called «Spice,» is made with shredded plant material coated with chemicals that are designed to mimic THC, the psychoactive compound found naturally in marijuana.

«We keep finding new templates from nature that synthetic chemicals try to improve upon.»

As they work toward translating laboratory findings into full - scale industrial production, synthetic biologists also must have sound knowledge of good manufacturing practice; automation, chemical, and biochemical engineering; mathematics; and thermodynamics.

Confronted with these findings, scientists began to wonder whether small quantities of synthetic chemical compounds found in our food and water — and in everyday products like makeup, plastics, and bug spray — could be sabotaging human fertility, undermining our immune systems, or affecting prenatal development.

Regulators are concerned because growing evidence shows that some synthetic chemicals — including those found in in insecticides, herbicides, fumigants, fungicides, detergents, resins and plasticizers — may disrupt the body's endocrine system, which controls many important functions by emitting hormones, or natural chemical messengers.

BPA is a synthetic chemical not found in nature.

Americans are cautious of the idea of creating synthetic life out of chemical building blocks in the lab, but most think it should move forward, a new poll finds.

Now, a team from UC Berkeley has found a way to keep them alive and functioning in a synthetic environment, and used them to make mats that can break down toxic chemicals.

Blue jeans used to get their blue from indigo, a flowering plant (and you can still find high - end, indigo - dyed selvedge denim), but that natural process is pricy, and now 90 percent of denim produced in China uses cheap, synthetic dyes made from coal tar, sulfur, and other toxic chemicals.

These include: chemicals released during the preparation of food...; a growing plethora of man - made chemicals found as environmental pollutants (dioxins, certain PCBs and pesticides); those used in cosmetics and some synthetic fragrances.»

In a collaborative study performed at Duke University with the Environmental Working Group, they found in 26 women that a common synthetic chemical in nail polish called triphenyl phosphate (TPHP, sometimes TPhP or TPP) is leaking into the bodies of women who wear nail polish.1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26485058 They think it leaches through the cuticles or possibly that another ingredient in the nail polish makes the nail itself more permeable.

You will find only real food in our sauces and no synthetic additives or chemical preservatives.

Other synthetic chemicals used in food production, and found in our environment, appear to damage the thyroid gland, which secretes hormones that regulate metabolism.

The BIG problem with BPA is that it has been found to be a known source of synthetic hormones like oestrogen, and that plastics containing it can break down easily, especially when they are washed, heated or stressed in any way, allowing the chemical to leach into the food or water it is in contact with allowing it to enter the human body.

Here are the ingredients in some of the products from Annmarie (note the complete lack of toxic synthetic chemicals that you'd normally find in other skin care products):

UL Environment — «GREENGUARD Gold — Health Impacts of Indoor Air Quality» Oprah.com — «Count Sleep, Not Harmful Synthetics: How to Find an Eco-Friendly Mattress» UT News — «Crib Mattresses Emit High Rates of Potential Harmful Chemicals, Cockrell School Engineers Find» EWG — «Toxic Dreams: Crib Mattresses May Release Risky Fumes» Archives of Environmental Health — «Respiratory toxicity of mattress emissions in mice.»

There are no synthetic substances, perfumes, parabens, chemicals or harmful preservatives found in our products.

Sodium benzoate is a synthetic chemical produced when benzoic acid, which is found naturally in some fruits and spices, is combined with sodium hydroxide.

Here are the ingredients (note the complete lack of toxic synthetic chemicals that you'd normally find in other skin care products):

Curating the purest organic ingredients nature has to offer, Fern Olivia began to nourish her body with the most powerful bio-available elements on the planet rather than attacking it with harsh, toxic chemicals, parabens, and synthetics found in commercial products.

Since foundation is one of the cosmetics that most wear all day, we made sure to avoid use of harsh chemicals, synthetic preservatives, fragrances, talc, aluminum, and the many other unhealthy toxins found in common foundations.

Always free of artificial fragrances, chemical preservatives, synthetic dyes and thousands of toxins found in most other cosmetics, we proudly offer a wide range of vegan, natural foundations that not only impress with their ingredients, but their results, too.

In the best - selling Slow Death by Rubber Duck (2010), Lourie and Smith presented the shocking facts about our routine exposure to 80,000 synthetic chemicals; here they share their findings on how to avoid and rid ourselves of these toxins.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring chemical found in untreated water sources and a synthetic version of it is used as an additive in water supplies in many towns and cities.

«Feliway» is an environmental spray that consists of a synthetic chemical that mimics the scent found in the gland near the lips of cats (the facial pheromones).

However, researchers investigating the fossil - related carbon content of municipal and industrial wastewaters at various points in the treatment process found that relevant amounts of petroleum products, such as synthetic chemicals from detergents, wash into wastewater and can eventually add to total greenhouse gas emissions.

Filmmakers Linda Booker and Blaire Johnson were inspired by environmentally conscious home designer Anthony Brenner's story to find the healthiest building material available to build a safe indoor environment for his young daughter, Bailey, who has a sensitivity to synthetic chemicals.

We've covered the topic before, and there are plenty of resources on the web for finding out about the potentially toxic ingredients in conventional mattresses, so it really comes down to personal preference (and the individual's level of chemical sensitivity) as to the choice between «natural» mattresses and synthetic ones.

An EPA study of chemicals in septic tanks found toluene, methylene chloride, benzene, chloroform, and other volatile synthetic organic compounds related to home chemical use, many of them cancer - causing.

This pollution begins in the womb: a 2009 EWG study found synthetic musk chemicals Galaxolide and Tonalide in the umbilical cord blood of newborn infants.

«Synthetic fibers are problematic because they do not biodegrade, and tend to bind with molecules of harmful chemical pollutants found in wastewater, such as pesticides or flame retardants.

According to a new report released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, seventeen name brand perfume products were found to contain a «complex cocktail of natural essences and synthetic chemicals - often petrochemicals,» including diethyl phthalate, a chemical linked to sperm damage in adult men and abnormal development of reproductive organs in baby boys.