Playgrounds should be fun AND relatively safe places for kids and adults to enjoy [iframe src=”http://giphy.com/embed/SwPqnGe5xJst2?html5=true” width=”480″ height=”269″ frameBorder=”0″ webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe] We recently blogged about concerns surrounding artificial turfs (with Gifs!), and a particular type of artificial turf has raised quite a few concerns- crumb rubber. Developed in the mid-1960s, synthetic turfs began popping […]
environmental impacts
Flame Retardants: Invisible and Unwanted Hitchhikers
Several years ago, I was presented with an amazing opportunity to do an extensive research study focusing on how toxic chemicals get out of products in our homes and make their way to our rivers, lakes, and other waters. One of our coalition partners, Columbia Riverkeeper, had made the funding possible so that we could really dig into this question.
New studies raise concerns about BPA/BPS
We’ve been educating the public about the concerning health effects of BPA for a while now; just this week three new studies have raised further concerns about the safety of the chemical and its replacement BPS. Without federal laws determining which chemicals are safe, and sending a clear message to the marketplace that equally unsafe replacement chemicals and materials won’t be tolerated, this concept of the “toxic treadmill” will continue.