Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire and its toxic legacy The Georgia carpet industry’s long use of PFAS, known as forever chemicals, polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South.

Good read from @ajc.com: www.ajc.com/sp/forever-c...

#ForeverChemicals #EverywhereChemicals

How these chemicals went everywhere and threatened our health These chemicals continue to contaminate Americans’ food, decades after scientists recognized their dangers.

Another deep-dive from @washingtonpost.com on concerning chemicals in plastics #Phthalates #EverywhereChemicals

Glad to see the 'Plastic Peril' series continue

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Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 10 per cent of all gl...

The new age folx were right about this one too. Quite the list of hazards that people dubbed “hippie” or “extreme” have been 100% about.
#health #chemicals #everywherechemicals

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Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds | CNN Phthalates, which are found in cosmetics, food packaging and other common household plastics, are linked to early death from heart disease, a new study said.

"Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64."

#everywherechemicals

Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds | CNN Phthalates, which are found in cosmetics, food packaging and other common household plastics, are linked to early death from heart disease, a new study said.

Just to add to Danielle Smith's very bad day.
More evidence that (many) plastics are bad for you. #EverywhereChemicals
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