Stop using those antibacterial products! May 18, 2008
Posted by Colloquy in Science.Tags: Green Earth, Science
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New study links fate of personal care products to environmental pollution and human health concerns.
“The irony is that these compounds have no measurable benefit over the use of regular soap and water for hand washing; the contact time simply is too short.” Unfortunately this cannot be said for the bottom-dwelling organisms in the sampling locations on the East Coast. “Here,” Halden concludes, “the affected organisms are experiencing multi-generational, life-time exposures to our chemical follies.”
