Hormone Disrupting Chemicals & Consumer Products
Issue: environment & health | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
The Danger to You Our bodies are run by a system of hormones that control just about every bodily function. Chemicals in products like plastics can mimic hormones and disrupt the endocrine system, increasing health problems. Read our new handout and learn how to reduce your exposure.
Tips for Reducing Harmful Chemical Exposure in Your Daily Life
Issue: environment & health | safe food & water | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Patient handout on reducing exposure to harmful chemicals while shopping and in the home.
Triclosan: Anti-Bacterial with Harmful Side Effects
Issue: environment & health | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Triclosan is found in numerous consumer products such as antibacterial soaps, deodorants, toothpastes, and cosmetics as well as furniture, toys, kitchenware, and clothing.
PFCs: Stain-Resistant and Cancer-Causing?
Issue: children's health | environment & health | safe food & water | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Human exposure to PFCs is wide-spread. For decades PFCs have been released into the environment from manufacturing facilities, leading to contamination of food and certain water supplies.
Healthy Fish, Healthy Families
Issue: environment & health | safe food & water | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
How you can enjoy the benefits of seafood, while making smart choices to lower the risks of pollution.
Toxic Chemicals in Our Food System
Issue: environment & health | safe food & water | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
What chemicals are in the food we eat? Chemicals are used in every step of the process that puts food on our table: production, harvesting, processing, packing, transport, marketing and consumption and can be dangerous to our health.
Most Vulnerable Populations
Issue: children's health | environment & health | environmental justice | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Certain populations are more impacted by toxic chemical exposures than others. And they need greater protection from dangerous chemicals.
Environmental Threats to Brain Development
Issue: children's health | environment & health | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Scientists have long known that low levels of exposure to toxic chemicals and other environmental factors affecting the mother, lead to modest impacts on brain development in a fetus and a growing child. However, recent studies reveal so many children are affected that the harm to our society is anything but modest.
Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals
Issue: children's health | environment & health | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Fact sheet from PSR on environmental chemicals that impact prenatal health.
Obesity: Chemical Causes
Issue: children's health | environment & health | toxic chemicals
Type: fact sheet
Fact sheet from PSR on chemicals and the obesity epidemic.