On AlterNet: toxic chemicals

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "toxic chemicals"

How an L.A. Suburb Became One of the Most Toxic Towns

Sena Christian, AlterNet. February 10, 2010.

Downey illustrates the potential harm when old industrial sites, in this case a NASA plant, are redeveloped before toxic chemicals are removed.

FDA Says Chemical with Links to Reproductive Problems Is Safe for Humans

Ashley Shelby, AlterNet. September 19, 2008.

More than 100 government and university studies have found the chemical Bisphenol-A to be harmful even at low levels.

How Toxic Is Your Car?

Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. July 26, 2008.

Don't let that "new car smell" fool you. Your car might be an indoor air pollution trap.

Does It Take a Rocket Scientist to Raise a Child These Days?

Christopher Gavigan, AlterNet. May 1, 2008.

Protecting your child from harmful consumer products has become almost as time-consuming as raising them.

I'll Have My Cosmetics with a Side of Infertility, Please

Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. October 25, 2007.

Author Stacy Malkan reveals the dangerous truth about everyday products we put in our hair and on our skin.