Sentences with phrase «synthetic chemicals produced»

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

It is a synthetic chemical produced in industrial quantities, it is not included in the Kyoto basket of greenhouse gases, or in national reporting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,» Professor Prather said in the Sentinel.

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«The returns to organic farmers reward them for the great job they do to provide us with food that are produced free of synthetic chemicals.

I had peace of mind that I was actively limiting my kids» exposure to synthetic chemical residues, while also reflecting on how much easier it is now to buy organic produce from a wide variety of market outlets.

It supports our core health proposition and helps consumers worldwide differentiate between Converte and all the unhealthy chemical and synthetic products sold to farmers and home gardeners, which do not produce natural premium super nutrition.

«Organic» defines foods produced by methods with no synthetic inputs such as pesticides, chemical fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, irradiation, industrial solvents or chemical food additives.

Synthetic chemicals (including pesticides and fertilizers) are not permitted other than those listed in Annex I of the National Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce».

In order to be sustainable, all ingredients are produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers or chemical pesticides and herbicides, and are cultivated in a way that helps restore native ecosystems, prevent erosion and support water conservation.

Synthetic erythropoietin, or EPO, a chemical naturally produced by the kidneys, is a favorite of triathletes, marathon runners, Tour de France cyclists, and others who engage in long periods of aerobic activity.

Synthetic erythropoietin, or EPO, a chemical naturally produced by the kidneys, is a favorite of cyclists, triathletes, marathon runners, and people who engage in long periods of aerobic activity.

Already, synthetic biology is making its first steps as an enabling technology to produce fuels, chemicals, and plastics.

Through iGEM, interdisciplinary teams of supervised students or community lab members throughout the world engineer genetic systems, using standardized biological parts, to tackle a broad variety of global synthetic biology challenges, from producing sustainable chemicals to detecting environmental contaminants.

«Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis make it more feasible to produce larger synthetic D - proteins,» says Michael S. Kay, M.D., Ph.D., professor of biochemistry at the University of Utah School of Medicine and senior author of the study.

Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean waste water from Fischer - Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals, while also providing biogas as a by - product for power generation.

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.

You get higher quality produce in terms of nutritional quality and flavor, uncontaminated with toxic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and other harmful chemical agents.

Synthetic chemical ingredients have traditionally dominated the nutritional supplements industry for decades because they are cheaper to produce.

These chemical differences can mean that synthetic hormones act differently in the body and can produce different effects.

Synthetic hormones, have a chemical structure that may be similar to, but not exactly the same as, the hormones produced by the body.

We are witnessing more obesity, diabetes, pituitary, thyroid, ovarian, and other endocrine gland disruption due to chemicals such as perchlorates (residues of synthetic fertilizer in produce), polyfluorooctanoic acid (non-stick cookware), bisphenol A (polycarbonate plastics, resin lining of cans), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (flame retardants), along with many others.

Synthetic products are lurking, since clary sage oil is more expensive than average, meaning that if you're here for this oil's unique herbaceous, floral and woody smell, it's particularly important to avoid a mass - produced chemical substitute.

During the past few decades, the United States produced about 50,000 new synthetic chemicals, and many of those chemicals are dispersed in the environment.

In addition to the scents of fir trees, fireplaces and spices rising into the air as cookies bake, bring the chemical contribution of synthetic pheromones that mimic those produced by dogs and cats.

Features organic produce that's responsibly grown without synthetic fertilizers or chemical pesticides, on farms that care for the earth.

Freshen Up aromatherapy spray from Zen Dog Healing is formulated for odor control for pets that are sensitive to mass - produced, synthetic fragrances and chemicals.

It is a synthetic chemical that is based on a hormone produced by lactating female dogs that help keep her puppies calm and increase their bond with her.

«The number one ingredient in all Organix products is organic free - range chicken or turkey, which is produced without chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, artificial preservatives, added growth hormones or antibiotics.»

The majority of clothing produced today is made from synthetic fabrics like polyester which is made from fossil fuel chemicals.

Waste Management has made a strategic investment in Enerkem, a developer of a thermochemical (gasification and catalytic synthesis) process to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals from biomass and waste, as part of Enerkem's new... Read more →

Instead of harnessing the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide into plant food, artificial photosynthesis seeks to use the same starting ingredients to produce chemical precursors commonly used in synthetic products as well as fuels like ethanol.

They also must be produced without irradiation, sewage sludge, antibiotics, growth hormones, and synthetic chemical fertilizers.

Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean waste water from Fischer - Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals, while also providing biogas as a by - product for power generation.

Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are mainly produced when chemical companies burn fossil fuels to produce synthetic fertilizers, and when distributors fly food around the world.

This absolutely means no chemicals, not even synthetic nitrogen which takes petroleum (natural gas) to produce and is hugely polluting (contributes to acid rain.)