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 Toxic chemical pollution threatens every American family and every community. In 2005 alone, more than 923 million pounds of cancer-causing chemicals were released into our air and water.
Sierra Club's Toxics website provides information on a variety of toxics-related subjects including lead in kids products, Superfund, brownfields redevelopment, hazardous substances, public health as related to toxics in our environment and many other issues.
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Organize your own viewing event!
Help prevent unnecessary exposure to toxic chemicals! Contaminated Without Consent is a powerful 16 minute video members can use to educate and unite their community to help prevent unnecessary exposure to toxic chemicals in our air, water, food and consumer products. Along with our Right To Know factsheet and resources (see link to the left), this viewing event can motivate citizens and law-makers to change in public policy.
This video can be shown to your local and state officials, your local Sierra Club, and other community groups such as the PTA, play groups, church groups, parent groups, high school and college science, health and physical education instructors, cancer survivors, health clinics, senior centers, friends and neighbors.
Request a free DVD or burn your own copies to distribute and show.
Feature: Just because it smells clean, doesn't mean it's clean
Phthalates are a particularly dangerous type of chemicals found in some air fresheners. They are hormone-disrupting chemicals that can be particularly dangerous for young children and unborn babies. Exposure to phthalates can affect testosterone levels and lead to reproductive abnormalities, including abnormal genitalia and reduced sperm production. Far too little is known about what chemicals make up air fresheners, and there is virtually no government oversight monitoring the health risks those chemicals pose. Air fresheners do not clean the air; they just add toxic chemicals to the air we breathe. Instead of thorough cleaning or effective ventilation, the air fresheners are too often used as a mask for smells from sewage, mold, rodents and cockroaches, all health risks in and of themselves. The Sierra Club has urged the EPA to take action. On December 18, EPA sent letters to seven major manufacturers of air fresheners asking for a voluntary list of chemicals in their products, the range of concentrations for each chemical, the chemical's function, and total annual amount used. Learn more about hormone-disrupting chemicals and what you can do to avoid them.
Feature: Keeping Your Kids Safe from Lead Jewelry
The Sierra Club has been an integral player in the effort to ensure the safety of our kids products. Read more about what we've done and how you can help.
Feature: DDT and Malaria
 Sierra Club responds to the World Health Organization's decision to promote DDT to combat malaria in Africa.
The Sierra Club says that the World Health Organization should give priority to safer tools for fighting malaria.
Read our full position here.
Seattle PI 10/14/08
Bush signs act banning mercury exports
USA TODAY 10/02/08
Exposure to chemical may affect genitals of baby boys
Chemical & Engineering News 10/06/08
Taking A Bite Out Of Mercury Trade: U.S., EU will halt exports of commodity quicksilver
USA TODAY 10/01/08
Congress OKs bill to ban chemicals (phthalates) in some products
USA TODAY 08/14/07
Hospitals move to phase out chemical (phthalates)
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