Study finds dangerous chemicals
in common goods
Ship toxins kill 60,000 a year
Health Focus: Toxins from Plants |
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| A project to test 35 people
in seven states, including five Michiganders, for
industrial chemicals common in household products
found that all those tested had the toxic substances
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| International shipping companies
must curb smokestack emissions that kill up to 60,000
people a year, including 9,000 in North America,
warns a study released yesterday. (View
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 Most
people enjoy strolling through gardens during the
warm summer months and displaying freshly cut flowers
inside their homes, but did you know that many plants
actually contain potentially deadly toxins?
Not all toxic plants grow in exotic forests.
In fact, there are many that grow in our own backyards.
The toxins in these plants originate from certain
types of proteins and amino acids, alkaloids,
glycosides, oxalates, phenols, resins, volatile
oils, and phototoxins.
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