Last month, the States of Oregon and Washington jointly issued a warning to all residents to avoid eating some species of fish caught 150 miles along the Columbia River because of the high level of Mercury (chemical symbol Hg) and […]
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Amoeba in water eating the brain
Despite the high chlorine levels in our city water, this parasite in our water systems has been floating alive streaming through our pipes making its way to our faucets into our body and feeding off our brain. How and when does […]
Mild levels of lead in young children shown to affect behavior in school
For years, we have known about the correlation between toxic levels of lead in children and impulsive behavior, lower IQs and shorter attention spans in school. Recently, a study published in the Environmental Research journal, shows that even mild and […]
Your Arsenal Against Arsenic Poisoning
King George III of Great Britain (1738-1820) suffered from periodic episodes of physical and mental illness, five of them disabling enough to require the King to withdraw from his duties at various times. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) suffered and died during his […]
BPA is only 1 of over 24,000 chemicals to be concerned about leaching from plastic
Over the past decade, a growing number of consumer advocates worldwide have been demanding plastic products that are free of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). This global movement led to some significant positive changes especially containers manufacturing in the food, […]
Distilled water for your pets
Given a choice, many animals have often demonstrated that they prefer drinking pure water to water that is less than pure. There is an old story about a farmer and his goat. According to this legend, he lined up several […]