GreenSpace: Breathe easy by avoiding chemicals in home items
Is your house off-gassing? Probably. That's what happens when chemical substances evaporate and get into the indoor air. Some sources are obvious. When you smell wet paint, that's off-gassing of its...
View ArticleGreenSpace: Leaving shoes, and toxins, at the door
The first time I went to my friends' house and they asked me to leave my shoes at the door, I thought it was a little odd.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Tips for combatting germs on airplanes
It was a transatlantic flight, so we were in the air for seven hours. Across the aisle and one row up was the cutest little baby, who was fussing. His mother folded him in her arms and kissed the top...
View ArticleGreenSpace: Major U.S. polluters? Wood-burning stoves
A fire in the fireplace or woodstove can help you almost forget winter. Just don't expect Joseph Otis Minott to enjoy it with you. The executive director of the Clean Air Council, based in...
View ArticleGreenSpace: Too many people still not testing for radon in homes
Radon wasn't always a household word - and for some, it still isn't, although it should be. Better not to wind up like Stanley and Diane Watras.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Lowering BPA Exposure
Some studies suggest that infants and children may be the most vulnerable to the effects of bisphenol A. The National Institute of Environmental Health Studies offers these tips for reducing exposure:
View ArticleGreenSpace: Database tracks toxics by zip code
Every day, industries across the nation emit toxic chemicals into the air. Or they release them into streams, spread them on the land, or inject them into the ground.
View ArticleGreenSpace: The uncertain state of gas drilling and health
Aubrey Miller wasn't wearing shoes when he walked on stage. He was wrapping up nine hours of highly technical talks about the latest studies of potential environmental and health impacts of...
View ArticleGreenSpace: Study ties more chemicals to early brain damage
The developing brain is an awe-inspiring organ - until something goes awry, such as damage from toxic chemicals. It turns out there are more of those than experts realized. Perhaps many more.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Don't eat that hat: Toxic chemicals in sports souvenirs
As the college basketball frenzy known as March Madness under way, a Michigan nonprofit that looks at toxic chemicals in consumer products has been touting its own kooky offshoot - March Badness.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Chemicals on pet collars can affect children
Got fleas on your cat? Ticks on your dog? In deciding on a treatment - and yes, you do want to treat these little varmints - not all chemicals are equal.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Debate over produce and their pesticide residues
Before we get into the food fight, I should emphasize the one thing all factions agree on: Eating any fruits and vegetables is better than not.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Chemical exposure and breast cancer risk
The first time she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Caren Kaufman was 37. She had the surgery, the chemo, the radiation.
View ArticleGreenSpace: New standard cutting flame-retardant chemicals in furniture
In the market for some new furniture? That couch or armchair is changing - for the better, many health and environmental advocates say.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Now, U.S. tells pregnant women to eat fish
For the last decade, federal officials have recommended a maximum amount of fish that pregnant and nursing women should consume.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Momentum grows to phase out plastic microbeads
Just days ago, a research vessel docked in Iceland after a three-week voyage from Bermuda, assessing the North Atlantic's plastic problem.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Lead tainted soil and Philadelphia reality
The assumption is simple: If you have vacant land in the city, plant vegetables. There's a lot to be said for local produce and healthy eating.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Study indicates even most vigilant consumer can't avoid flame...
Josephine Wilson has tried to shield her daughter from the "nasties." The Princeton website designer avoided canned food because of the bisphenol A in the can linings. She skipped tuna because of the...
View ArticleGreenSpace: Tuna during pregnancy: Mixed signals
Science has flip-flopped on coffee, on eggs, on carbs, on salt. It's the kind of maddening confusion that makes consumers distrust everything they hear.
View ArticleGreenSpace: Carpeting presents complex health issues
A decade or so ago, Nancy Lewis put carpet in the basement of her Drexel Hill home."It smelled like a new carpet," said Lewis, a lawyer. "We thought that was good."
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