Firefighters absorb harmful chemicals through skin, study finds
Oct 24, 2017, at 01:34 am
Ottawa, Oct 23 (IBNS): Captain David Matschke is well aware of the dangers he faces on the job. A firefighter for 32 years, he is trained to race to the scene of house fires, car crashes and even industrial accidents, breaking through windows and doors to evacuate occupants and routinely putting himself in harm’s way. But beyond fire itself, a study published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology sheds new light on another, more insidious threat that may be putting firefighters’ health at risk: toxic chemicals in smoke.
Aug 27, 2017, at 12:38 am
Boston, Aug 26 (IBNS): Women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those with lower concentrations, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
High levels of chemicals found in indoor cats, says study
Feb 27, 2017, at 09:01 pm
London, Feb 27 (IBNS): A study from Stockholm University has now established what was previously suspected, that the high levels of brominated flame retardants measured in cats are from the dust in our homes.