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06/06/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Study: Nap mats in child-care centers in Seattle contain toxic chemicals

Toddlers in child-care centers in Seattle may be at risk of exposure to toxic chemicals. This is because a study found toxic chemicals in some nap mats in child-care centers in Seattle. In a small pilot study published in the journal Environmental Pollution, seven child-care centers in neighborhoods from the University District and Wallingford, to South […]

05/12/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

College dorms found to have high levels of toxic flame retardants in dust

College students may be inadvertently breathing in carcinogenic compounds from their furniture, a new study concluded. Researchers tested 95 dust samples from two colleges in the northeast for carcinogens, hormone disruptors, and chemicals that could potentially affect brain function. What they found was shocking: results were the highest levels that have ever been recorded. Lead […]

05/04/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Feeling sick? The average American home collects 40 pounds of toxic dust per year

A recent report by Today.com showed that the average American home collects as much as 40 pounds of dust annually. According to the report, dust is home to microscopic organisms called dust mites, which reproduce fast and pose a threat to the general public’s health. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) cautioned that dust mites may […]

04/16/2017 / By Russel Davis

Fire retardant chemicals used in your mattress linked to 74% rise in thyroid cancer tumors

Flame retardants commonly sprayed in fabric and fillings in furniture were associated with a 74 percent increase in thyroid cancer rates in the U.K. during the last 10 years, a study revealed. Health experts said exposure to this flame retardants through dust might have contributed to the surge in thyroid cancer rates. To assess this, researchers […]

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