Use this tag for questions regarding physical, chemical and biological factors that may affect human health.
Questions tagged [environmental-health]
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Does Flint have a much lower rate of lead poisoning than it had two decades ago?
Does Kevin Drum's article Raw Data: Lead Poisoning of Kids in Flint describes the lead levels in Flint accurately?
What you see is very steady and impressive progress from 1998 to 2013, with the number of children showing elevated blood lead levels…
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Is sitting straight up the healthiest way to sit?
When I was in school, my teacher always told me "Sit up straight stop slouching!". I am sure many others have heard this too, the thing is though, sitting up with straight back is very uncomfortable, and your back gets tired.
Not always are you told…
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Did wheat nutrition change in the 1960s, causing health problems?
Mark's Daily Apple gives an example of a claim that I have encountered: that modern wheat bears little resemblance to wheat prior to the 1960s, and that this new wheat is the cause for the rise in wheat-related digestive and health issues in the…
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Is it safe to use nickel-plated flatware?
Some people have claimed that nickel is unsafe to use in flatware (i.e. cutlery) - Example 1, Example 2.
Indeed, nickel is a carcinogen (Ref 1, Ref 2).
Is it safe to use nickel-plated flatware?
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Is Giardiasis a significant risk of drinking untreated water in pristine backcountry areas in North America?
In North America, many people filter water when they are in the backcountry. A risk frequently cited in outdoor and hiking guides is giardiasis. For example, Frank and Annes Canyon Country Notebook notes:
A tiny protozoan, Giardia lamblia,…
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Is this an authentic photo of a parasite infection on a man's shoulder?
I've been forced to see an image countless times on my Facebook news feed.The picture shows this massive circle on a mans should that's bulging out and the circle has several honey comb like chambers with what appears to be a nested worm inside the…
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Asbestos in Chinese manufactured goods
I saw a mini-documentary today from a German show in English called In Focus, it was an expose on asbestos contained in Chinese produced thermoses.
The documentary and as an example this website claim that asbestos is quite prevalent in Chinese…
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Could I safely use copper sulfate in my swimming pools as an algaecide?
I used cupric sulfate as an algaecide in my swimming pool for a while without problem. I was adding a very small quantity of it (one teaspoon when the season start and 1/4 teaspoon whenever I add water.) However, a "swimming pool expert" told me I…
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Does any high fructose corn syrup remain in bread after baking?
I have seen bread that has the dramatic message "Contains no high fructose corn syrup" By reading the labels on other breads, I find it appears frequently in the list of ingredients.
Since the yeast attacks the sugar and destroys it during the…
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Is the safety advice regarding asbestos consistent with advice about other risks?
The HSE in England advise in the FAQ section of their website here "Many cases of inadvertent, short-term exposure to asbestos will most likely have led to minimal exposure to fibres, with little likelihood of any long-term ill health effects" and…
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Does releasing hydroxyl (OH) into the air purify it safely?
Companies like Air Oasis have products that promise to purify the air by:
The Air Oasis brands of Air Purifiers that we carry use a unique nano Nickle catalytic hydration process to create powerful purifying hydroxyls, or hydroxyl ions (OH), which…
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Fan death in Korean and outside Korean
I have been reading some articles about Fan Death as a commonly held belief in Korea, although these days the younger generation seem to be dismissing it now for the myth that it had always been. I have not had any experience in the past of Korean…
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Do 1.5 million children die from pollution?
1.5 million children die every year from drinking polluted water.
www.unicef.in
From this.
Is that really true?
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