Environmental Health--This Week's News
A look at formaldehyde, drinking water contaminates, and ultraviolet light.
Are FEMA Trailers 'Toxic Tin Cans'? Private Testing Finds High Levels of Formaldehyde; Residents Report Illnesses
7/24/06 MSNBC
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - For nearly a year now, the ubiquitous FEMA trailer has sheltered tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. But there is growing concern that even as it staved off the elements, it was exposing its inhabitants to a toxic gas that could pose both immediate and long-term health risks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14011193/
Cancer risks linked to common pollutant
Report urges stricter EPA limits on industrial solvent in drinking water
7/27/06 MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Growing scientific evidence suggests the most widespread industrial contaminant in drinking water — a solvent used in adhesives, paint and spot removers — can cause cancer in people.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14064165/
Sun kills 60,000 people a year, WHO reports
First survey of global effects of UV also finds widespread vision problems
7/26/06 MSNBC
WASHINGTON - As many as 60,000 people a year die from too much sun, mostly from malignant skin cancer, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14046564/
Long-awaited sunscreen gets cleared in U.S.
Over-the-counter product blocks ultraviolet rays linked to cancer
7/25/06 MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Food & Drug Administration has approved a L’Oreal over-the-counter sunscreen called Anthelios SX that contains an ingredient that blocks the type of harmful ultraviolet radiation linked to some cancers. It has been used overseas for years but never before in the United States.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14012442/
EH Headlines are reprinted from the University of Washington's Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health.
Are FEMA Trailers 'Toxic Tin Cans'? Private Testing Finds High Levels of Formaldehyde; Residents Report Illnesses
7/24/06 MSNBC
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - For nearly a year now, the ubiquitous FEMA trailer has sheltered tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. But there is growing concern that even as it staved off the elements, it was exposing its inhabitants to a toxic gas that could pose both immediate and long-term health risks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14011193/
Cancer risks linked to common pollutant
Report urges stricter EPA limits on industrial solvent in drinking water
7/27/06 MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Growing scientific evidence suggests the most widespread industrial contaminant in drinking water — a solvent used in adhesives, paint and spot removers — can cause cancer in people.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14064165/
Sun kills 60,000 people a year, WHO reports
First survey of global effects of UV also finds widespread vision problems
7/26/06 MSNBC
WASHINGTON - As many as 60,000 people a year die from too much sun, mostly from malignant skin cancer, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14046564/
Long-awaited sunscreen gets cleared in U.S.
Over-the-counter product blocks ultraviolet rays linked to cancer
7/25/06 MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Food & Drug Administration has approved a L’Oreal over-the-counter sunscreen called Anthelios SX that contains an ingredient that blocks the type of harmful ultraviolet radiation linked to some cancers. It has been used overseas for years but never before in the United States.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14012442/
EH Headlines are reprinted from the University of Washington's Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health.