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Widely Used Natural Hair Extensions Have Toxic Chemicals, Says Study: 6 Health Impacts Explained
A new study suggests that natural hair extensions may contain toxic chemicals. Here are the potential health risks associated with hair extensions and how to minimize them.
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Read Labels To Fight Food Adulteration: 5 Most Common Chemical Contaminants To Watch Out For
Food adulteration is a public health concern that has infiltrated the Indian food supply. Here are the most common chemical contaminants to watch out for and how to identify them by reading food labels.
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UK 'Science Nerd' Jailed For Turning Mother's Shed Into Explosives Factory
A 33-year-old science enthusiast, Harry Whittaker, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for possessing and making explosive substances, and storing toxic chemicals and extremist material at his Bedfordshire home.
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Health Impacts Due To Plastics Worldwide May Double By 2040: Report
Adverse effects on health due to emissions from the world's plastics system, including greenhouse gases, air-polluting particles and toxic chemicals released from production, could more than double by 2040, compared to levels in 2016.
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Adverse Health Impacts Due To Plastic Use Set To Double By 2024: Lancet Study
A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, and toxic exposure unless urgent action is taken.
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Tamil Nadu Bans Almond Kit Cough Syrup Due To Toxin Contamination
The Tamil Nadu government has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution and consumption of the cough syrup 'Almond Kit' after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the highly toxic chemical ethylene glycol, the state's drug control body said in
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Toxic Gas May Have Sparked Life on Earth Through Icy ‘Cobweb’ Crystals
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology suggest that frozen hydrogen cyanide may have helped trigger the chemistry that led to life on Earth. Their simulations show HCN forming cobweb-like ice crystals whose reactive surfaces enable unusual chemical reactions even in extreme cold. These processes could generate amino acids, nucl...
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Not Just High Uranium: Delhi's Groundwater Has More Toxic Chemicals, Says New Report
The latest Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) survey finds that 13-15% of Delhi's groundwater samples exceed safe uranium limits, but that's not all. Many wells also show high nitrate, fluoride, lead, salinity and dissolved-solid levels, posing risks
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ISIS-Backed Terrorist Plot Using Deadly Ricin Chemical Busted: Sources
A terrorist module operated by ISIS was planning chemical attacks across India using ricin a highly toxic substance extracted from castor beans when they are processed into castor oil sources in the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad told NDTV Friday.
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Toxic Chemical Found In Fake Labubu Dolls In Sweden, Steps To Verify Yours
Counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in Sweden have been found to contain dangerously high levels of the plastic-softening chemical DEPH, according to the Swedish Chemicals Agency.
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Widely Used Natural Hair Extensions Have Toxic Chemicals, Says Study: 6 Health Impacts Explained
A new study suggests that natural hair extensions may contain toxic chemicals. Here are the potential health risks associated with hair extensions and how to minimize them.
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Read Labels To Fight Food Adulteration: 5 Most Common Chemical Contaminants To Watch Out For
Food adulteration is a public health concern that has infiltrated the Indian food supply. Here are the most common chemical contaminants to watch out for and how to identify them by reading food labels.
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UK 'Science Nerd' Jailed For Turning Mother's Shed Into Explosives Factory
A 33-year-old science enthusiast, Harry Whittaker, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for possessing and making explosive substances, and storing toxic chemicals and extremist material at his Bedfordshire home.
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Health Impacts Due To Plastics Worldwide May Double By 2040: Report
Adverse effects on health due to emissions from the world's plastics system, including greenhouse gases, air-polluting particles and toxic chemicals released from production, could more than double by 2040, compared to levels in 2016.
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Adverse Health Impacts Due To Plastic Use Set To Double By 2024: Lancet Study
A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, and toxic exposure unless urgent action is taken.
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Tamil Nadu Bans Almond Kit Cough Syrup Due To Toxin Contamination
The Tamil Nadu government has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution and consumption of the cough syrup 'Almond Kit' after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the highly toxic chemical ethylene glycol, the state's drug control body said in
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Toxic Gas May Have Sparked Life on Earth Through Icy ‘Cobweb’ Crystals
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology suggest that frozen hydrogen cyanide may have helped trigger the chemistry that led to life on Earth. Their simulations show HCN forming cobweb-like ice crystals whose reactive surfaces enable unusual chemical reactions even in extreme cold. These processes could generate amino acids, nucl...
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Not Just High Uranium: Delhi's Groundwater Has More Toxic Chemicals, Says New Report
The latest Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) survey finds that 13-15% of Delhi's groundwater samples exceed safe uranium limits, but that's not all. Many wells also show high nitrate, fluoride, lead, salinity and dissolved-solid levels, posing risks
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ISIS-Backed Terrorist Plot Using Deadly Ricin Chemical Busted: Sources
A terrorist module operated by ISIS was planning chemical attacks across India using ricin a highly toxic substance extracted from castor beans when they are processed into castor oil sources in the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad told NDTV Friday.
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Toxic Chemical Found In Fake Labubu Dolls In Sweden, Steps To Verify Yours
Counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in Sweden have been found to contain dangerously high levels of the plastic-softening chemical DEPH, according to the Swedish Chemicals Agency.
