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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has written an article
        On Jan 31, 2020

        What You Can (and Can’t) Eat During Pregnancy

        Two years ago, I was working overnights in the ER, drinking grande lattes and enjoying a multi-course sushi dinner for a friend’s bachelorette …. two nights before I found out I was pr...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Jan 08, 2019

        What is zinc?

        Zinc is an essential mineral. It is naturally present in many foods, including milk and meat products as well as grain-based products. It is a component of dietary supplements as well as cold lozen...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Jun 25, 2018

        How can I protect myself against getting too much UV radiation?

        The best defenses against getting too much harmful UV radiation are protective clothing, shade and timing. Put these points on your checklist: Don’t get sunburned. Red, sore, blistered or ...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On May 30, 2018

        Is selenium supplementation linked to prostate cancer risk?

        A trial at 427 participating sites across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico found no beneficial effect of selenium supplementation on prostate cancer risk, and instead found a 17 percent in...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Apr 03, 2018

        Why is a balanced diet important?

        Adequate vitamin and mineral intake from a balanced diet is essential for maintaining health and preventing diseases caused by dietary deficiencies, such as pellagra (triggered by a shortage of nia...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        In which products can TPhP be found?

        TPhP has several industrial applications. It is used as a fire retardant in furniture and other consumer products. In addition, it serves as a plasticizer to make some vinyl items, that might inclu...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        How do PBDEs affect human health?

        Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are a class of fire retardant chemicals. These fire retardants were removed from the market because they persisted and accumulated in the environment and peo...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        What is a metabolite?

        A metabolite is a compound produced by the breakdown of a chemical in the body. When scientists conduct biomonitoring studies to investigate chemicals that make their way into people, they consider...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        What can the government do to reduce people's exposure to fire retardants?

        A number of government actions have been suggested to reduce people’s exposure to fire retardant chemicals, especially children: The U.S. government must take regulatory action to decreas...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        What is TDCIPP?

        TDCIPP is a member of a family of chemicals known as chlorinated alkyl phosphates. It is routinely used as a fire retardant in polyurethane foam manufactured for upholstered furniture, automotive c...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        Are children exposed to TDCIPP to the same extent as adults?

        A research study found evidence of exposure to TDCIPP, a cancer-causing fire retardant, in the bodies of the 22 mothers and their 26 children tested. In the children, the average concentration of B...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        How might fire retardants affect human health?

        TDCIPP, a fire retardant, causes cancer in laboratory animals and is listed as a carcinogen under Proposition 65 in the state of California. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission considers it...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        How prevalent are PBDEs in the United States?

        Even though production and sales of PBDEs have trickled to a halt, furniture treated with PBDE commercial mixtures often remains in Americans’ homes for years. In 2008, a groundbreaking study...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        How might TDCIPP affect human health?

        House dust concentrations of TDCIPP and urinary concentrations of its metabolite, BDCIPP, have been associated with changes in hormone levels and decreased semen quality in men, conditions that mig...

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      • Environmental Working Group (EWG)
        Environmental Working Group (EWG) has answered a question
        On Sep 02, 2014

        Why do children ingest more fire retardants than adults?

        Children are believed to ingest significantly more fire retardant chemicals than their mothers. This is because they spend more time on the floor amid house dust contaminated by fire retardant chem...

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