December 20, 2012
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Health & Safety Newsletter December 20, 2012 |
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Compelling New Research About Chemical Exposures of Women Workers in the Plastics Industry in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk Published in Baywood Journal New Solutions
A new study published in the Baywood journal New Solutions presents strong evidence suggesting that women employed in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace chemicals that can increase their risk of breast cancer and reproductive abnormalities. Spearheaded by Robert DeMatteo, in partnership with Margaret Keith, James Brophy, and the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (NNEWH), the research supports Brophy and Keith’s recently reported epidemiological findings of a five-fold elevated breast cancer risk for premenopausal women who work in the plastics industry. ... | ||
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The Wercs Automates GreenScreen™ Methodology
Organizations aiming to market safer chemicals and chemical formulations—or avoid regulatory challenges—can now automatically assess their ingredients against industry-accepted health and environmental data. The Wercs, Ltd.’s safer chemistry software, GreenWERCS™, now incorporates the GreenScreen™ List Translator. The full GreenScreen™ for Safer Chemicals is a comprehensive hazard assessment and decision support method developed by the independent NGO, Clean Production Action. It enables users to assess chemical hazards, identify chemicals of concern and ultimately ... | ||
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