Smoking marijuana exposes you to low levels of the same cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco smoke, study finds Researchers took blood and urine samples from 245 volunteers with HIV They used HIV patients due to high levels of marijuana and tobacco smoking They found evidence of naphthalene, acrylonitrile and acrylamide chemicals These are all probably carcinogens in humans … Read more
Rivers are being poisoned — and salmon killed — by toxic chemicals used to slow wear and tear on car tyres, researchers have warned. When tyres are used, microscopic particles break off and pollute the environment. When washed into rivers, they leach out chemicals into the surrounding water. US Researchers found that, amid this ‘giant … Read more
Metabolism is a key process in living things that enables fuel to be turned into energy, but its evolutionary origin is a long-standing enigma. Now, a study by US researchers has found a simple reaction between two chemicals, called glyoxylate and pyruvate, in Earth’s primordial soup billions of years ago may have led to the … Read more
New EU rule says cosmetics MUST be tested on animals despite the chemicals being used in hundreds of ‘cruelty free’ products supported by ambassadors such as Leona Lewis Eurocrats said chemicals in ‘cruelty-free’ cosmetics must be tested on animals Protesters say it destroys the EU-wide ban on animal experiments for cosmetics The two chemicals are … Read more
Chemicals commonly used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals may trigger ADHD in teenagers, study warns Researchers from the US analysed the behavioural characteristics of 205 teens They identified those with signs of significant behavioural problems or ADHD This data was then compared with chemical analyses of each teen’s urine They found that hormone-system disrupting … Read more
Chemicals commonly used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals may trigger ADHD in teenagers, study warns Researchers from the US analysed the behavioural characteristics of 205 teens They identified those with signs of significant behavioural problems or ADHD This data was then compared with chemical analyses of each teen’s urine They found that hormone-system disrupting … Read more
Plastic pollution eaten by seabirds releases ‘potentially harmful’ chemicals in their stomachs Seabirds often confuse pieces of plastic waste with food and ingest them Experts from the Netherlands created a simulated bird stomach in their lab They used real plastic debris from beaches and stomach oil from real birds Analysis revealed that various chemical leach … Read more
The Lebanese President will launch an investigation into the causes of Tuesday’s ‘unacceptable’ explosion that has killed more than 100 people and vowed that those responsible will be punished. Michel Aoun said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, used in fertilisers and bombs, had been stored for six years at the port without safety measures. An … Read more
Fears over flood of US toxic chemicals: Trade deal could expose British consumers to 70 potentially harmful chemicals that are used on US farms but banned in UK, experts warn Experts say supermarkets and restaurants would be flooded with cheap produce The Toxic Trade study shows how US farmers use large quantities of pesticides There … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator who tweeted a guide on how to chemically destroy bronze statues has been told by police to delete the posts but continues to ignore the instruction. Madeline Odent, the privately schooled curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent an inflammatory series of tweets to her 5,164 followers, ending with an explicit … Read more