Bottles can be toxic- Part II
In spite of the prohibition on the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby feeding bottles, the toxic chemical continues to be found in some baby products sold in the Indian market. BPA is an endocrine disrupting
Toxicity Studies
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding provision of clean drinking water to residents living around Union Carbide plant, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 18/04/2018
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Research Foundation for Science Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/04/2018 regarding provision of clean drinking water to residents living around
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Airborne polycyclic aromatic compounds contribute to the induction of the tumour-suppressing P53 pathway in wild double-crested cormorants
<p>Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH-like compounds are known or probable environmental carcinogens released into the environment as a by-product
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Glyphosate toxicity and carcinogenicity: a review of the scientific basis of the European Union assessment and its differences with IARC
<p>Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide. It is a broad spectrum herbicide and its agricultural uses increased considerably after the development of glyphosate-resistant genetically modified
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The enigma of litchi toxicity: an emerging health concern in southern Asia
<p>How is it possible that lychee, a deliciously sweet tropical fruit, could induce a fatal hypoglycemic encephalopathy in children? The answer is straightforward: the edible fruit (aril) of lychee or
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Extended chronology of the Cordón Caulle volcanic eruption beyond 2011 reveals toxic impacts
<p>Aside of immediate impacts, the 2011 Puyehue–Cordón Caulle volcano (PCC) eruption also caused persisting chemical impacts. By 2012, toxicity resulted in overt dental fluorosis in deer,
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Formaldehyde is a potent proteotoxic stressor causing rapid heat shock transcription factor 1 activation and Lys48-linked polyubiquitination of proteins
<p>Endogenous and exogenous formaldehyde (FA) has been linked to cancer, neurotoxicity, and other pathophysiologic effects. Molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie FA-induced damage are poorly
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Glyphosate Issue Paper: Evaluation of carcinogenic potential
<p>Glyphosate is a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non-agricultural settings. The herbicide acts by inhibiting the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate
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Assessment of food and environmental safety (AFES) for environmental release of genetically engineered mustard hybird DMH-11 and use of parental events for development of new generation hybirds
Assessment of food and environmental safety (AFES) for environmental release of genetically engineered mustard hybird DMH-11 and use of parental events for development of new generation hybirds
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Perinatal DDT exposure induces hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy in adult mice
<p>Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used extensively to control malaria, typhus, body lice, and bubonic plague worldwide, until countries began restricting its use in the 1970s. However, use of