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NEWS ABOUT: toxins

toxins stories: 4 news summaries




 Your Shampoo Is 
 Chock Full of Toxins 

Few ingredients contribute to cleaning

Aug 13, 09 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most of what’s in shampoo does nothing to cleanse—instead, it “strokes your emotions,” writes Bill Bunn in Salon. If your hair is greasy, you simply need detergent. But shampoos contain a variety of other ingredients—two-thirds by volume—intended to make you feel good about the... More »

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hair • chemicals • cleaning • toxins • hair care • shampoo

Under Italy's Mob, Toxic
Trash Heaps Growing

Intimidation rife as garbage threatens public health

Aug 30, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heaps of garbage tower in southern Italy’s legal and illegal dumps, and may even be contributing to cancer and birth defects in the area—but the mafia’s grip on disposal makes it near impossible to fix the problem, the Los Angeles Times reports. “For years the waste... More »

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pollution • Italy • landfill • garbage • Mafia • intimidation • toxins

product reviews

 How to Keep Bugs, DEET Away

Keep the bugs from biting without the toxins

Aug 7, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looking to keep the mosquitos away but not crazy about slathering yourself in a chemical such as DEET? Grist slapped on five DEET-free alternatives, with varying results:
  1. All Terrain Herbal Armor: This spray might be eco-friendly, but a medicine smell and filmy skin coating make that $4.99 better
... More »

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organic • eco friendliness • eucalyptus • DEET • insect repellent • toxins

Feds Push to Ease Workplace Toxin Regs

Labor Dept. seeks to loosen oversight; union decries 'midnight' move

Jul 23, 08 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Department of Labor is rushing to push through policy that would make it more difficult to regulate workers’ exposure to toxins, the Washington Post reports. The proposal was never publicly disclosed, as required by law, but rather surfaced on the website of the White House Office of Management and... More »

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work • unions • manufacturing • Department of Labor • regulation • workplace safety • toxins

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