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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Biological responses to diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) depend on the physicochemical properties of the DEPs
Diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) are the main components of ambient particulate materials, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), n-PAHs, heavy metals, and gaseous materials. Many epidemiological,
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SC refuses to lift ban on endosulfan
<p> New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday refused to relax the countrywide blanket ban on manufacture, sale and use of pesticide endosulfan. However, the apex court sought views from an expert committee on allowing export of the existing stock of endosulfan.</p>
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Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 4/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan
<p> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> </style> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> The interim report of Joint Expert Committee on endosulfan submitted to the Supreme Court. Says that the ban on this pesticide should be limited to Kerala and Karnataka only, since none of the other states have reported adverse health effects.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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Data gaps threaten chemical safety law
<p> European companies are not providing robust information to regulators or alternatives to animal experiments.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110713/full/475150a.html">http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110713/full/475150a.html</a></p>
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Disruption of adult expression of sexually selected traits by developmental exposure to bisphenol A
<p>Exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), such as bisphenol A (BPA), may cause adverse health effects in wildlife and humans, but controversy remains as to what traits are most sensitive to EDCs and might serve as barometers of exposure.
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Rotenone, Paraquat, and parkinson’s disease
A growing body of evidence suggests pesticides may play a role in Parkinson’s disease (PD) in humans. Selfreported PD has been associated with lifetime use of pesticides, and animal studies have suggested
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Determination of genetic damage and urinary metabolites in fuel filling station attendants
<p>Fuel (diesel and petrol) constitutes a complex mixture of volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbons among them benzene (BZ), toluene (TOL), and xylene (XYL) are considered to be the most hazardous, predominantly BZ because of its carcinogenic potency. Exposure to these compounds may have an impact on the health of the exposed subjects.
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"Pesticides: Status, Latest WHO ranking, Regulation and Label Claims in India"
The book throws light on classification of pesticide active ingredients on the basis of their toxicity to non-target organism by latest WHO covering information on all the 230 pesticides registered in
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Report of the committee to evaluate the safety aspects of endosulfan
<p>This committee report submitted to Gujarat Health Ministry has disfavoured ban on endosulfan production in the state saying there are no health effects on humans as a result of exposure to the insecticide. This committee was constituted following representation from endosulfan workers in Gujarat, who urged the state government not to act upon the report of the National Institute of Occupational Health which asserted there were health problems associated with endosulfan.</p>
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Temporal increase in organic mercury in an endangered pelagic seabird assessed by century-old museum specimens
<p>Methylmercury cycling in the Pacific Ocean has garnered significant attention in recent years, especially with regard to rising mercury emissions from Asia. Uncertainty exists concerning whether increases in anthropogenic emissions over time may have caused increased mercury bioaccumulation in the biota.