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🎉 Victory! The Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act has been signed by @GovInslee and is now law!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible! 🧵
#waleg #cosmetics #PFAS, #phthalates #toxicchemicals #thread
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Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible! 🧵
#waleg #cosmetics #PFAS, #phthalates #toxicchemicals #thread
toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/str…
This law is the strongest in the country, banning #PFAS, #phthalates, #formaldehyde & #lead in cosmetics & personal care products that we use on our bodies & get sent down the drain. It's the only law in the nation that bans lead & tackles all chemicals that release formaldehyde.
.@SharlettMena, thank you for your leadership in sponsoring the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act! #waleg
1/ If we'd only take inhalation dose of virus-laden aerosols seriously. In Canada - COVID-19 funding/person in 2020 was $770/person (much lower now). COVID-19 fatalities nearly doubled between Oct '21 and Oct '22. Wait for it ....
2/ A reasonable estimate at CA $6/student, just 0.8% of the $770/person a #CorsiRosenthalBox could have been placed in every single classroom in primary and secondary classroom in Canada.
3/ This would have likely reduced children and teacher inhalation dose of virus-laden aerosol particles by 50 to 80% depending on range of typical classroom sizes & CR Box use (air flow, fan).
1/ 🧵 Check out this table of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the air, from a 2018 study
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Link to study's journal article:
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Link to study's journal article:
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2/ When you scan that table (link in tweet 1 in thread), you'll see that 2 of those endocrine disrupting chemicals are released by synthetic fragrances - phthlates and synthetic musk. What are the effects of these 2 chemicals on human health?
3/ "Phthalates, as endocrine-disrupting chemicals and SVOCs, are detrimental to the reproductive, neurological, and developmental systems of human from multiple exposure pathways."
#phthalates #endocrinedisruptors #health #fragrance #toxins #perfume
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#phthalates #endocrinedisruptors #health #fragrance #toxins #perfume
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SO grateful to @erikvance for the chance to craft a series on #toxic #chemicals and kids for @NYTParenting. First, we looked at #phthalates' effects on #fertility, with the help of @KaciAitchison, @drlorashahine, @TraceyJWoodruff, Jodi Flaws, Pat Hunt nyti.ms/3m5ifD1 1/4
Next, we looked at how #PFAS harm children in the womb, with the help of Philippe Grandjean, @BrucePLanphear, @leotrasande, @aynumazi and tireless community activists @pfoaprojectny1 and @mleleigh nyti.ms/3fCdiiM 2/4
Finally, we looked at how we're exposing young kids to flame retardants, even though they aren't even needed in many products, featuring the groundbreaking work of @DukeEnvironment's Heather Stapleton and @ArleneBlum1 nyti.ms/39fKPOF 3/4
