Use this tag for questions regarding physical, chemical and biological factors that may affect human health.
Questions tagged [environmental-health]
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Do long sessions of computer use damage the user's skin?
I believe that regularly spending long periods of time facing computers monitors while using them significantly damages the skin.
The Daily Mail reported in 2018:
According to [Rebecca Mason, skin expert] the main impact computers can have on our…
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Does eating seedless fruit cause infertility?
Eden Tosch of The Ayurveda Experience argues against eating seedless fruit (such as seedless watermelon, grapes, lemons, tangerines and oranges).
Eating the fertile, nutritious and rich part of a plant (or animal) will make us fertile and nourish…
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Is the illegal nuclear waste at The Westlake Nuclear Landfill a risk to public health?
This Question refers to the 1 of 3 the nuclear landfill sites in residential/commercial areas in the St. Louis, MO area. These landfills are a result of the leftovers from the Manhattan Project
Westlake Nuclear Landfill
Inspired by the new HBO…
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Is air pollution reaching a crisis point?
A recent report by the Lancet Commision on Pollution and Health led to some scary headlines in the news:
Pollution linked to one in six deaths
Global pollution kills 9m a year and threatens 'survival of human societies'
Pollution is killing…
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Does the DuPont/Denka plant in Lousiana emit 250,000 pounds of chloroprene annually?
I was a bit surprised when reading the following paragraph in the article "The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip":
The risk of cancer in Reserve, a community founded by freed slaves, is
800 times the national average, making the…
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Do granite tiles emit radioactive radon gas?
I have read that granite tiles emit radioactive radon gas, which is a health hazard.
Is this true?
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Does the Millennium Challenge Compact require El Salvador to use Monsanto seeds?
There's a story going about Facebook that claims that the United States is forcing El Salvador to use Monsanto's seeds if they want foreign aid through the Millenium Challenge program.
The U.S. Government Has Tied El Salvador $277 million Aid…
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Does stress make you age faster, biologically?
Excess cortisol can damage the hippocampus, and we also know that stress can reduce the length of telomeres, which can lead to a shortened lifespan.
But does stress accelerate aging in other ways too, like accelerate skin wrinkling?
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Do charcoal bags help removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?
I have read some claims that charcoal bags help removing harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Bamboo Charcoal helps improve indoor air quality by absorbing and trapping odors, allergens, and harmful VOCs.
Is this claim scientifically…
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Could some pacific fish (export, or migratory) be dangerous for those at-risk of certain cancers?
It seems plausible that increased radiation exposure could negatively impact the health of these populations.
cancer patients currently on a chemoradiation regime
cancer survivors who are at-risk from radiation exposure
those with cancer risk,…
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Are we running out of drinking water so that we need to be frugal with it?
I’ve read in the news that a majority of earth’s population might run out of drinking water. As with many of these kind of predictions it’s difficult to judge the urgency and correctness of it without spending a huge amount of time on it.
From the…
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Does "hard water" cause eczema?
Hard water is drinking water that is high in minerals.
According to Wikipedia
The World Health Organization says that "there does not appear to be any convincing evidence that water hardness causes adverse health effects in humans"
but it also…
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Is typical indoor concentration of VOC correlated to concentration of CO₂?
A vendor of VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) sensor claims the VOC concentration correlates highly to CO₂ concentration in a typical conference room:
Figure 2 illustrates the correlation of true CO₂ and concentration of mixed gases measured in a…
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Are cosmetic/pharmaceutical products without parabens healthier than counterparts with it?
Parabens are a class of preservative used in cosmetics and health related products.
A large number of products, especially for infants, claim to be free of parabens implying that this is somewhat better. An even larger number of products contain…
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Is aspartame dangerous?
Possible Duplicate:
Does the artificial sweetener aspartame cause cancer?
According to WhileScienceSleeps:
The methanol contained in the diet soda produced in many countries of
the world is dangerous. It comes from the artificial sweetener
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