Posts Tagged ‘leach’

More than 800 tons of agricultural pesticides leach into world’s rivers each year, research finds

Image Credit: Pesticide Action Network A new study led by researchers from The University of Sydney has found that agricultural pesticides leach into the world’s rivers and oceans each year at an alarming rate, damaging a variety of ecosystems. Every year, agricultural operations around the world use more than three million tons of pesticides, but […]

Even BPA-Free Plastics Leach Harmful Chemicals

  Anthony GucciardiActivist Post September 21, 2011 Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known endocrine-disrupting hormone mimicker, present in a large majority of plastic products and even canned goods. But what about plastics that don’t contain BPA? A new study has found that even products that claim to be BPA-free oftentimes still leach endocrine-disrupting chemicals. In […]

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