Mom Detective answers a question from a member in California: “I like to use those dishwasher pods in the disposable clear packs, but I want to make sure they break down in the environment. Do they?”
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Ask Mom Detective: Are Dishwasher Pods OK for the Environment?
Small Progress—But Not Enough—On Reining in Petrochemical Pollution
Moms Clean Air Force commends the Justice Department and EPA for pursuing this enforcement action, which will reduce the dangerously high levels of benzene and other hazardous air pollutants around some petrochemical facilities.
Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health
Plastics are everywhere, and the industry that makes them is booming. The ubiquity of plastics and other petrochemicals comes at a steep cost to our health, especially for those living near production and processing facilities. Learn more about petrochemicals and our health, and how you can take action in our new fact sheet, “Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health.”
“Forever Chemicals” Threaten Women Young and Old
EPA recently found that even minuscule levels of exposure over a person’s lifetime can compromise a woman’s immune and cardiovascular systems. And PFAS exposure in the womb can have adverse health effects to mother and baby.
Artificial Grass Isn’t Always Greener: Toxic Chemicals in Synthetic Turf
New research casts doubts about the health safety of synthetic turf.
Exposure to BPA In the Womb May Increase Asthma Risk for Girls
Exposure in the womb to BPA, a toxic chemical frequently found in food cans, reusable bottles, toys, and cash register receipts, may increase the risk of asthma in school-age girls.
ASK MOM DETECTIVE: Q&A’s About Toxic Chemicals in Our Products
Are you concerned about the thousands of chemicals your family encounters every single day? Ask our MOM DETECTIVE! She’ll untangle product labels, give tips for chemicals to avoid, and provide safer options to your burning questions about toxic chemicals.
Fence-Line Communities Need Protections from Toxic Chemicals
Children and families in fence-line communities can be exposed to toxic chemicals on the playground, at home, or in school because their communities are located near refineries, power plants, pumpjacks, petrochemical plants, factories, and other industrial facilities.
Chemicals in Plastics and Kids Don’t Mix
From allergies and asthma, issues created by neurotoxins found in many plastic toys leave our children’s health at risk from “novel entities.”
Microplastics in Baby Poop
A new study found that babies had over 10 times the amount of microplastics particles in their feces compared to adults.
What We Know and Don’t Know About Plastic Pollution
A new report identified over 10,000 chemicals in the manufacturing and production of plastics. The report, with its worrying long list of chemicals, gives us a glimpse at the problem, and a place to begin to find solutions.
Beyond Paper: PFAS Linked to Common Plastic Food Packaging, Cosmetics, and Much More
The results from an EPA investigation found PFAS have much broader, concerning implications for food, cosmetics, shampoos, household cleaning products, and other consumer products, as well as recycling.