Understanding what #EndocrineDisruptors are hidden in our homes can be daunting.
That's why our #EDCFree campaign members launched #CheckED, an online tool to help you map harmful chemicals in your home (and how to tackle them).
💡 Take the test today! ow.ly/36Ye50TiHSM
The U.S. government’s failure to set any restrictions on BPA and BPA-like chemicals leaves people exposed at levels hundreds of thousands of times higher than what many scientists consider safe.
ehn.org/bpa-regulations-2666…
Bisphenol A, a notorious #EndocrineDisruptor linked to breast cancer, infertility & other serious health impacts, is used in many types of food packaging.
Today, EU member states voted to ban #BPA & some other bisphenols in #FoodContactMaterials.
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University of Chicago: “A new type of vaccine developed by researchers at the Univ. of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) has shown it can completely reverse autoimmune diseases—all without shutting down the rest of the immune system’
mag.uchicago.edu/science-med…
Leah Calvert et al., have recently published an article on the 'Assessment of the impact of direct in vitro PFAS treatment on mouse spermatozoa'
Find out the results of their study at: doi.org/10.1530/RAF-23-0087#reproduction#fertility
#PFAS chemicals may increase the risk of disease in unborn children, a new study published in @TheLancet today suggests.
These findings add to the mounting pile of evidence that the EU must ban these #ForeverChemicals without delay.
➡️ ow.ly/8TIq50Qp6jP#BanPFAS
Here is one of our most recent publications - alarming concentrations and numbers of EDCs in drink containers. The type of packaging you buy your drink in matters!
Beverages in metal cans may be a significant source of chemical contamination, study finds ehn.org/beverages-in-metal-c…
A recent study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials tested non-alcoholic beverages packaged in plastic, glass, cartons, and metal cans for contamination from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
ehn.org/beverages-in-metal-c…
📢 🆕 Key @UNEP Report on Chemicals in Plastics is out
➡️ More than 13,000 plastics-associated 🧪 identified
➡️ 7,000 🧪 analyzed: More than 3,200 have hazardous properties of concern
➡️ Global rules are urgent #PlasticsTreaty#BRSCOPs2023
📌UN Report: unep.org/resources/report/ch…
We're looking for two motivated Associate Lecturers in the field of biotechnology. Experience in bioindustry is a big plus! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/9…