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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Plastic Bottle Chemical May Be Harmful - US Agency
Plastic Bottle Chemical May Be Harmful - US Agency US: April 16, 2008 WASHINGTON - A chemical in some plastic food and drink packaging including baby bottles may be tied to early puberty and prostate and breast cancer, the US government said on Tuesday. Based on draft findings by the National Toxicology Program, part of the US National Institutes of Health, senior congressional Democrats asked the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its view that the chemical bisphenol A is safe in products for use by infants and children.
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Time Line
<B>February 2006: </B>Divya Raghunandan of Greenpeace files RTI application with Department of Biotechnology (DBT), seeking data on gm plants <br><br> <B>March 2006: </B>DBT gives information on trial sites; says rest of the data is confidential and proprietary and cannot be shared<br><br> <B>April 2006:</B> Raghunandan goes to DBT's Appellate Authority for help<br>
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air at Agra: Distribution and toxicity assessment
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of organic pollutants that are commonly found in the environment, largely due to combustion or processing of hydrocarbon fuels. With increasing awareness that PAHs are known and suspected carcinogens, this study was undertaken to monitor PAH compounds in Total Suspended Particulate Matter (TSPM) at the industrial site- Nunhai, Agra.
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Mechanism of chromium toxicity in pathogenic sewage bacteria
Toxic effects of chromium on pure culture of Salmonella paratyphi-B and Shigella flexneri isolated from sewage effluent were studied.
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More to paint than just colour
Some of the paints may contain formaldehyde and benzene, which are carcinogenic while others have heavy metals like lead, mercury and phthalates, which are human and ecosystem toxins, writes Deepti Ad
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Under assault from toxins, our bodies struggle to cope
Two years ago, I lay paralysed in a hospital bed, unable to use my arms or legs, to hug my young son or daughter, or to type a word to meet an impending book deadline.
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Comparative toxic effect of four selected heavy metals on flower tail shrimp Metapenaeus Dobsoni
Static renewal bioassay renewing 50% estuarine water in 24 hours was conducted following guidelines given in APHA (1980).
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Migration of bisphenol A from polycarbonate baby bottles under real use conditions
Migration of the potential endocrine disrupter, bisphenol A (BPA), from 31 polycarbonate (PC) baby bottles into aqueous food simulants was studied under real repetitive use, using a sensitive and fully
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Smoking, drinking can affect your progeny'
London: Science has long been clear that smoking or heavy alcohol consumption causes cancer. But, a new study has found that babies could inherit genetic damage from a father who puffs or drinks too much. A team of international researchers has found that smoking or drinking alcohol can cause chemical changes in the semen in men and the alterations could be potentially inherited by their progenies and their future generations. The researchers came to the conclusion after they analysed the effects of smoking and heavy drinking
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Evaluation of biomonitoring approach to study lake contamination by accumulation of trace element in selected aquatic macrophyte
A biomonitoring study was carried out at Kanewal reservoir, an internationally important wetland listed in Asian Directory of Wetlands, designated as a "Wetland of National Importance' and a proposed community reserve of Gujarat State, India, to ascertain the degree of trace element contamination. The study focused on assessment of trace element contamination in certain aquatic