Toxic chemicals now found in ocean spray
One class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS, have become so widespread that we even find them in ocean spray.
The chemicals used in everything from perfumes to cleaners to fertilizers should make our lives better — not harm our health or our environment.
There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, used in everything from perfumes and household cleaners to fertilizers and industrial solvents. Surprisingly, most chemicals go into use without testing their long-term impact on our health or the environment. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate any we know are dangerous, and when industries make a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should pay to clean it up.
One class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS, have become so widespread that we even find them in ocean spray.
Other outdoor retailers should follow REI’s lead and take action to eliminate these harmful chemicals.
Residents on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border are returning to their homes this week following their evacuations over looming explosion fears after a train carrying 20 cars of hazardous materials derailed.
PFAS are no longer allowed in make-up, personal care products or clothing manufactured in California.
Why are so many of America's waterways still polluted 50 years after the passage of the Clean Water Act?