Everyday Environmental Toxins

Boyd helps you identify and avoid a range of environmental health hazards, including mercury in fish, lethal strains of E. coli in water, carcinogens in cleaning products, lead in toys, and the ultraviolet radiation in sunshine.--

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This collection of timely chapters presents a nuanced study of environmental toxins and the risks they pose to children's development. The book details the impact of a number of commonplace environmental toxins, focusing on everyday exposure to tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, and flame retardant

Explains what pollution is, describes some of the ways in which our air and water are being polluted, and what is being done about it.

Do you worry about how the poisonous chemicals in your home might be affecting you or your children? Are you worried that your cosmetics or cleaning products might be carcinogenic? Would you like practical, cost-effective methods for detoxing your home? Less Toxic Living is a down to earth book that will help you limit your family's exposure to dangerous chemicals in your home, cleaning products, food & water, cosmetics & skin care, and plastics. Based on scientific research, yet set in real-world, easy to understand terms, this book will give you Quick tips for reducing the toxins coming into your home The basics of non-toxic cleaning and how to do it cheaply and effectively The information you need to make informed decisions on your food purchases to get the biggest impact for your family Theory and practical advice on all these areas and more. With chapters from nineteen inspiring contributors, including the bestselling authors of Healthy Home, Healthy Family and Chemical Free Kids, this book provides a user-friendly introduction to a range of issues and effective solutions, with ample references for more in depth information. Less Toxic Living also includes free bonus downloads that will help you put the information you learn into practice in your daily life. More and more research is revealing the links between our everyday use of chemicals and increasing rates of cancer, allergies and behavioural disorders. Less Toxic Living arms you with workable solutions to protect your family. What People Are Saying "This book supplied me with so much information, some I already knew but a lot I did not, it was a real eye opener reading this book and realising how many toxins we can expose ourselves to everyday. I would recommend this book to everyone." Julie Edwards "a compilation of really useful information in a concise format, and with practical solutions for making changes in your life and home" Jacqui Calvert "a wonderful informative collection of articles that make clear argument for change in all our lives" Penelope Pell "easy to read, understand and implement" Jessica Warfel "This book is super fantastic, with the delivery of knowledge in every bite sized segment." Holly Atkinson "For the last decade, I've known it's important to eat organic, create a chemical-free home and support others in their endeavours to help create a healthier world. But Less Toxic Living goes beyond the basics, in an easy to read and lighthearted way. It is a concise guide to help us understand the importance of and the steps to take towards being sustainable in our daily lives... for each other, future generations and of course, for our precious planet." Chrissy Gruninger, Social {media} Wellness

We are running a collective chemical fever that we cannot break. Everyone everywhere now carries a dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-products of modern industry and innovation that contribute to a host of developmental deficits and health problems in ways just now being understood. These toxic substances, unknown to our grandparents, accumulate in our fat, bones, blood, and organs as a consequence of womb-to-tomb exposure to industrial substances as common as the products that contain them. Almost everything we encounter—from soap to soup cans and computers to clothing—contributes to a chemical load unique to each of us. Scientists studying the phenomenon refer to it as "chemical body burden," and in The Body Toxic, the investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the many factors that have given rise to this condition—from manufacturing breakthroughs to policy decisions to political pressure to the demands of popular culture. While chemical advances have helped raise our standard of living, making our lives easier and safer in many ways, there are costs to these conveniences that chemical companies would rather consumers never knew about. Baker draws back the curtain on this untold impact and assesses where we go from here.

Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying . . . What they are How they are measured Where they are found The symptoms of exposure What their known risks are How we can lessen or avoid those risks An easy-to-use Cross-Reference Guide to help readers identify toxics in 18 major groups, including indoor and outdoor air pollutants, household items, and lawn and garden products A glossary of terms, explanation of abbreviations, and listing of sources for further help and information

Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow Death by Rubber Duck reveals that just the living of daily life creates a chemical soup inside each of us. Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes - now, it's personal. The most dangerous pollution has always come from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. Smith and Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround all of us all the time. This book exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives. For this book, over the period of a week - the kind of week that would be familiar to most people - the authors use their own bodies as the reference point and tell the story of pollution in our modern world, the miscreant corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the weak-kneed government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and families across the globe. Parents and concerned citizens will have to read this book. Key concerns raised in Slow Death by Rubber Duck: • Flame-retardant chemicals from electronics and household dust polluting our blood. • Toxins in our urine caused by leaching from plastics and run-of-the-mill shampoos, toothpastes and deodorant. • Mercury in our blood from eating tuna. • The chemicals that build up in our body when carpets and upholstery off-gas. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.