Environmental Impact And Sustainability Issues Related For Pbdes

The National Safety Council reported in the 2011 injury facts that nine out of then deaths in the United States occurred off the job (NSC, 2011). A large amount of these deaths, nearly 13%, occurred due to poisoning at home. The safety and health principle of safe chemical handling can apply to personal conduct at home because at any given time there are multiple chemicals in households in the kitchen, laundry room and garage. Knowing how to safely handle, use and store these chemicals is a must for any person. Keeping them out of children’s reach and ensuring they are stored in well ventilated, climate controlled environments are every bit as necessary at home as they are in the workplace. Safe chemical handling applies to the workplace is various ways such as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and measuring exposure levels (Asfahl & Rieske, 2010).

Between 1947-1977 General Electric (GE) dumped 1.3 million pounds of PCBs in the river polluting it and making it hazardous. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are used as an insulator and a fire preventer. They also can cause illnesses, such as cancer. If the fish take in the PCBs and then we eat the fish, we can get sick.

As far as the individual priorities for these three documents, the American Burning went in depth on the design and types of material that are burning. Things like plastics, synthetics, and fabrics all give off toxic gasses. Most of the materials that are in our home, and according to the American Burning document 7 out of 10 fires occurred in a residence in 1971, are made up of these materials. When these materials burn they give off toxic gasses, deplete the oxygen

 The past twenty years increasing concerns over the side effects from flame retardant chemicals (FRC) have been brought to the attention of the public stimulating research and laboratory testing for potential dangers previously not associated with flame retardant chemicals. The current proposal LD182 follows other Maine laws establishing bans on specific flame retardants which include: LD 1568 which prevents the

Research has found brominated flame retardants building up in the body and breast milk, and animal and some human studies have connected them to neurological problems, reduced fertility, changes in thyroid hormones and puberty at an earlier age. When bromine replaces iodine during pregnancy, expectant mothers may be at an increased risk for delivering preterm babies.These babies could also end up with neurological problems due to the bromine and the premature birth. Children exposed to bromine in brominated vegetable oil could also experience developmental

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). CDC study on “prenatal and infant exposure to

When combined in the past, present and future. Science of the Total Environment 288: 81-95.

Some of the pollutants released include: toluene, benzene, xylene and ethyl benzene, ground level ozone (also known as smog), nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde. Exposure to these pollutants are known to cause short-term illness, organ damage, nervous system disorders, cancer, birth defects and even death in some cases. Some of the cancer causing are this; Dioxin is formed when chlorine breaks down, and can be found in both water and air. Dioxins are known human carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. One dioxin has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a known human carcinogen. Organic solvents are a class of chemicals that includes chlorinated and other solvents, including toluene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde. Sources of exposure include outdoor and indoor air pollution, waste incineration, cleaning products and some cosmetics. They are also used in the manufacture of computer parts. Many pesticides that are included in the fluid, including herbicides and other pest-killing poisons, have been labeled as human or animal carcinogens. A report demonstrated that lifetime use of residential pesticides may be associated with an increase

Bauer also states, “...and prostate gland of fetuses, infants and children. Additional research suggests a possible link between BPA and increased blood pressure” (What is BPA?). I propose that our society has adapted to the horrifying chemicals that are everywhere, except has been and always will be around us. Thus, my grandparents have been around this toxic chemical for far too long, and was slithering into their bodies the longer that they have been present--as it will for myself. Therefore, BPA and many other toxins could have played a role in leading my grandfather to having prostate cancer due to working in the construction business for so long, and my grandmother could have high blood pressure due to the handful of dental surgeries she has undergone throughout her life. Meanwhile, this list does not include that they both wear glasses which also contain very high concentrations of BPA to permit the glasses to not bending and breaking. Not only has it been a rocky road for my grandparents, it may be even worse for myself due to the fact that BPA mainly enters our bodies through our diets from canned and processed foods

In the year 2011 there were many reports in the media regarding bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to adverse health effects like cancer, infertility, diabetes, obesity and ADHD (Newbold, 2009)

Exposure to and use of these products could be responsible for gene mutation and therefore ASD. The EPA studies report that everyone has PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenyls) in their body. Phthalates, used in shampoos, cosmetic products, as plasticizers for water bottles, and denaturants in other food products, is a known endocrine and hormone disrupter and is one of many suspected toxins when it comes to the cause of autism (NIEHS, 2014).

One wouldn’t consider regular use of products to be dangerous chemicals. During the summer months, many people are maintaining their pool and don’t even know that there is danger in mixing these hazardous substances such as pool chemicals. It came as a surprise to learn that there is even danger in delivering and receiving these pool chemicals, there was an incident close in the area where I work. “Police say pool chemicals in the back of a pool company truck interacted with one another and caught fire” (News12, 2017). Nevertheless, if this affected the police officers who were near, who suffered from chemical inhalation and the Department of Environmental Conservation was needed to properly clean up. While these chemicals may be safe in

Hazardous materials are defined by OSHA as “any substance to which exposure results or may result in adverse affects on health or safety”. It’s important to be able to identify hazardous material as emergency response personnel in order to properly handle any situation that arises. There are over 2,000+ hazardous materials, all separated into 9 classes, this system has been put in place to help responders formulate a plan of action. Focusing on class 2 hazardous gasses, their history, and uses.

Item 2.6, page 7 (and Item 1.2.3, page 2). NCR evaluated the toxicity of PCBs in 1954, using methodology also adopted by the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO), being based on a review of known scientific information of toxics that enter waterways. The NCR Safety Committee issued in 1954 a conclusion that the emulsion was toxic by ingestion and/or inhalation.

PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenyls) and dioxins have been in focus recently as there are concerns that the different structures are appearing to mimic the effects of female oestrogenic hormones. (Gray 1996) These chemicals can cause genetic chromosomal problems and major concerns to the reproductive effectiveness of marine animals. Oil spills and the burning of wood and coal can cause poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which has a negative effect on all wildlife causing genetic abnormalities. (EMCBTAP-ENVIS Newsletter 2002).