Science news articles about 'household chemicals'

Fraser River sockeye could be getting sick or even dying because of a daily cocktail of household chemicals entering the watershed, a judicial inquiry has heard.

... products. “Young children are at risk of household chemical ingestion and their caretakers often do not have good ... a number of factors that increased the likelihood of knowledge of household poisons. These include: more education, responsibility for fewer ...

... of consumers. Currently, the FDA, the CPSC and the EPA require that these and other products such as cosmetics, shampoos, detergents and household chemical products be labeled with information on hazards ...

... Home and Gets Personal: Women's Experience of Household Chemical Exposure." Altman received a Ph ... for more, not less, information about how typical household products can expose them to chemicals that may affect health. The researchers ...

... whether the chemicals should be added to the list of risk factors for infertility." In addition to being found in household goods, PFCs, the class of chemicals to which PFOS and PFOA belong ...

Elena Rios still remembers going into the bathroom as a child and smelling a pungent odor from the big, round air freshener hanging on the back of the toilet. [More]

Common household chemical, also made naturally by living cells, appears to be involved in regulation of circadian rhythms, according to new study in PLoS ONE.

... call for full investigation into safetyA common household chemical found in everything from sofas and carpets to pots ... or household dust. Once in the body it accumulates in organs and other tissues.People with high levels of the chemical ...

... 's major science stories, there are claims that fish oil may be the elixir of youth; we learn that a common household chemical found in everything from sofas and carpets to pots ...

... compared with residents of other states. Flame-retardant chemicals found in many household consumer products may reduce fertility in women, researchers reported today. Their study joins ...

DENVER, July 28 (UPI) -- Chemicals found in many U.S. household products may have contributed to the deaths of more than 1,000 ducks in the winter of 2007-2008 ...

... , a mineral element found in rocks and bone, is a critical ingredient in fertilizers, pesticides, detergents and other industrial and household chemicals. Once phosphorus is mined from rocks ...

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that higher levels of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) in the body are...

Jeff Glor reports on new research that shows some chemicals used in common household products are now being linked to early menopause.

The deaths, achieved by mixing household chemicals, have resulted in injuries to emergency responders and civilians exposed to the gas.