Published monthly by Mitogenx Inc.
August 2009, Volume 1, Issue 6
Protect · Rejuvenate · Transform
Red meat and poultry: two major sources of PBDE exposure in the US
People who eat meat and poultry have significantly higher levels of common flame retardants compared to vegetarians. The findings indicate that food may be a more important source of the contaminants, known as PBDEs, than previously thought.
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Traffic Hydrocarbons Linked To Lower IQs In Kids
Here's a dirty little secret about polluted urban air: It can shave almost 5 points off of a young child's IQ, a new report suggests.
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Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water
The lead pollution crisis of the Washington, D.C. water supply - and the culprit that caused it, the water disinfection chemical chloramine - is a powerful example of how things can go terribly wrong when water quality problems are considered and tackled in isolation.
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