US Plastics Industry Dumps Almost Half a Billion Gallons of Wastewater Daily

US Plastics Industry Dumps Almost Half a Billion Gallons of Wastewater Daily

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“Plastics plants are poisoning our waters and contaminating our bodies—and EPA needs to do its job and protect our waterways and downstream communities,” said one watchdog leader. Amid fears over President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a government watchdog on Thursday called out the EPA for letting the plastics industry pollute…

Over 3,600 food packaging chemicals found in human bodies

Over 3,600 food packaging chemicals found in human bodies

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More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are hazardous to health, while little is known about others, a study said Tuesday. Around 100 of these chemicals are considered to be of “high concern” to human health, said lead study author Birgit Geueke from…