Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 If this stuff wasn't dripped into the municipal pipelines, it would have to be disposed of as highly-regulated hazardous waste.
The miracle of plastics
Did you ever wonder why nearly all detox vitamins and nutritional supplements are packaged and sold in plastic bottles that contain toxic chemicals like bisphenol A? When will somebody come up with healthy vitamin bottles?
The WMD gift that keeps on giving
Why is depleted uranium (used on enemy targets by the U.S. military in the Middle East) not considered a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD)? |
Kevin Trudeau
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 The mercury in silver fillings would be hazardous waste in a river, yet it's sitting in your mouth." I made this statement to a reporter, and I was told I was a liar. The article goes on to talk about the fact that the silver in your mouth can and does make you ill. Go back and read my newsletter article where I said if all else fails and you still have symptoms that cannot be cured, clean out all the amalgam fillings in your teeth. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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 They contain chemicals that in other contexts are labeled hazardous waste because of the contaminants that are found in them. On a warm day you can really smell these toxic substances because they will evaporate into the air more quickly.
One of the most common forms of wood treatment is used to prevent insect infestation and dry or wet rot. Large amounts of pesticides, such as organophosphates and carbamates and other potentially health damaging and toxic chemicals, are used for this purpose. |
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
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 The Politics of Cancer, 1978. hazardous waste in America, 1982.
• Cancer in Britain: The Politics of Prevention, 1983.
• The Safe Shopper's Bible, 1995.
The Breast Cancer Prevention Program, 1998.
• The Politics of Cancer, Revisited, 1998.
Unreasonable Risk. How to Avoid Cancer from Cosmetics and Other Personal Care Products: The Neways Story, 2005.
Cancer-Gate: How to Win the Losing Cancer War, 2005.
About the Author
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Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Caution: Some states require that this job be done by certified companies that have the proper protective gear, the ability to protect the environment from the paint scrapings, and the means to properly dispose of the hazardous waste when they are done.
Q Change vacuum cleaner bags frequently. Most vacuum cleaner bags do a poor job of filtering out dust, pollen, dust mites, and other potentially harmful particles. When shopping for a new vacuum, look for models that encase the bag in a hard, impermeable shell or which have a HEPA filter. |
| Toxic chemicals and hazardous waste have contaminated our air and water.
Indoor pollution is an especially serious issue. Studies conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have shown that indoor air pollution levels—in homes, schools, and workplaces—are often two to five times greater than outdoor levels, and sometimes as much as a hundred times greater. People spend up to 90 percent of their time indoors, which increases their exposure to toxic elements. |
| For example, research has shown that exposure to environmental poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin, two types of hazardous waste materials, can cause spontaneous endometriosis.
This may account for the rising incidence in the condition over the last few decades. Most women who suffer from endometriosis have never been pregnant, and as many as 30 to 40 percent of women who report infertility problems actually have endometriosis. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 It was periodically contaminated with industrial chemicals at levels above FDA standards (mind you, the botded water industry is largely unregulated in the United States). Simple solution: filter your tap water.
Bottled water companies have made a killing in the last decade as people turn to them for convenience, purity, or even fashion. The surprise: most bottled water is still just tap water, but unlike tap water, bottled water is not regulated. And, to make matters worse, the plastic bottles it comes in often leach chemicals into the water. |
Gary Null
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| We have to have an alkaline pH level in the blood because acidic blood—induced by eating excess sugar, refined carbohydrates, animal protein, and caffeine, as well as by stress and hazardous waste products in our environment—fosters osteoporosis. This occurs because if the pH level of the blood is too acidic, the parathyroid glands are forced to balance this level by releasing calcium from the bones.
A family history of osteoporosis predisposes people to this condition, but there is a preventive program you can undertake that entails changes in diet, the addition of nutrients, and exercise. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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 Arsenic
Exposure to arsenic occurs mostly in the workplace, near hazardous waste sites, or in areas with high natural levels. Symptoms of acute arsenic poisoning are sore throat from breathing, red skin at contact point, or severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, often within 1 hour after ingestion. Other symptoms are anorexia, fever, mucosal irritation, and arrhythmia. Cardiovascular changes are often subtle in the early stages but can progress to cardiovascular collapse. |
| Chronic exposure may result from contaminated food, air, water, or dust; living near a hazardous waste site; spending time in areas with deteriorating lead paint; maternal transfer in the womb; or from participating in hobbies that use lead paint or solder. Chronic exposure may occur in either the home or workplace. Symptoms of chronic toxicity are often similar to many common conditions and may not be readily recognized. Routes of exposure include inhalation, skin or eye contact, and ingestion (ASTDR MMGs and ToxFAQs™; Anon. |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
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 We must ask why toxic fertilizer is exempted from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal tracking.137'140'141 The fertilizer industry claims the EPA said this waste does not generally pose a threat to human health or the environment. Does the EPA agree?
In relation to our water supply and our health, consider the following:141
The drinking water of 15 to 23 million Americans is contaminated with pesticides according to the EPA.7'20b Extensive herbicide use accounts for much of this pollution. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 Acid blood, a condition induced by the consumption of acidic foods, excessive quantities of animal protein, stress, and the accumulation of hazardous waste products within the body, fosters osteoporosis because the parathyroid glands are forced to balance the pH level of the blood by releasing excess calcium from the bones.
There are several risk factors for the condition, including a family history of the disease and excessive dietary intake of meat, caffeine, sugar, refined carbohydrates, or phosphates contained in soda and processed foods. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| The experts classify the risks associated with hazardous waste sites as medium to low on the basis that comparatively few people are potentially affected.
Industrial accidents releasing pollutants also received one of the highest risk ratings from the public. The experts felt it presented a moderate to low risk (for the same reasons cited above.)
Sixty percent of the public said accidental oil spills represent one of the greatest of all dangers. Once again, the experts did not agree; they rated
Table 3.1: PUBLIC VERSUS EXPERT RANKINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS3
Roper Pollb Experts
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Gary Null, Ph.D.
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| For instance, if a person suffers from constipation, hazardous waste that builds in the body must be eliminated by an alternative method. Medical evidence shows that recurrent urinary tract infections can often be correlated with persistent bowel problems.
Practitioners of Asian medicine explain that urinary tract infection results from the presence of damp and warm conditions within the bladder. They say that a weak flow of energy in the spleen and kidney is frequently accompanied by stagnation and a damp environment, which eventually leads to friction and the production of heat. |
| Additional Treatment Modalities
Sitz baths and hot compresses enhance blood flow, allowing for the removal of hazardous waste in the pelvic region. In addition, these natural remedies can alleviate some of the pain of urinary tract infection. The preparation of a hot compress consists of dipping a small towel into a tub of hot water, squeezing out the excess, and applying the towel just above the pubic bone. When the cloth eventually cools, prepare another compress and reapply. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| PUBLIC VERSUS EXPERT RANKINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS3
Roper Pollb Experts
1. hazardous waste sites Medium to low
2. Workplace chemicals High
3. Industrial waterway pollution Low
6. Chemical leaks from underground storage tanks Medium to low
7. Pesticides High
8. Pollution from industrial accidents Medium to low
9. Water pollution from farm runoff Medium
10. Tap-water contamination High
11. Industrial air pollution High
12. Ozone-layer destruction High
13. Coastal water contamination Low
14. Sewage plant water pollution Medium to low
15. Vehicle exhaust High
16. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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| While an excess of acidic foods can contribute to the accumulation of hazardous waste products within the system, recent studies of the average American diet have revealed that 80 percent of our dietary intake is acidic, while only 20 percent is alkaline. In a healthy diet these figures should be reversed. Some good examples of alkaline foods are soybeans, potatoes, melons, and lemons—these foods aid the body in eliminating harmful accumulations. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| Toluene is considered a hazardous waste. It is found in many commercial and household products, but especially in gasoline and paints.
A number of adverse reproductive outcomes, including IUGR, premature delivery, and postnatal neurobehavioral effects, have been associated with toluene exposure. Although it may affect the fetus, it does not appear to affect male or female fertility. |
Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner
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 If you're unsure if you have asbestos in your home, call your county hazardous waste management office and ask. They can show you how to test for it and get it safely removed.
Lead Poisoning
Lead paint, commonly used until the 1970s, is still a problem in many older homes. Lead is toxic, and we know that children who breathe in lead dust or eat lead paint chips can suffer brain damage and score lower on IQ tests. If you strip existing lead paint to refinish an area, take precautions. Breathing in lead dust is a serious hazard. |
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
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 Not surprisingly, an increasing number of rural and urban communities have found themselves located on or near hazardous waste sites, or downstream, down-gradient, or downwind. Particularly alarming is growing evidence of contamination of ground water from such sites, contamination which poses grave and poorly reversible hazards for centuries to come.
Environmental contamination with highly potent carcinogenic pesticides has reached alairning and pervasive proportions. |
| Furthermore, these estimates fail to consider the effect of occupational carcinogens on the general community (community cancer), due to their discharge or escape from industrial plants and hazardous waste disposal sites.
Environmental Causes of Cancer
An informed consensus has gradually developed that most cancer is environmental in origin and is therefore preventable. The striking increase in cancer death rates in this century cannot be accounted for by aging alone and cannot be due to genetic changes in the population, which would take generations to propagate throughout the population. |
Susun S. Weed
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 I live near a hazardous waste site.
I live or work on a non-organic farm.
Risk increase +1 per question for every year this is true.
53. I live along a major highway.
I regularly handle oil, gasoline, or petrochemicals. My home is heated with oil.
Risk increase +1 per question for every year this is true.
54. I live near high-voltage power lines.
I live near a radio, TV, or microwave tower.
I use a TV or computer monitor more than 20 hours weekly.
I use a hair dryer daily.
I sleep with an electric blanket or on a heated water bed. |
Linda Mason Hunter
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 Studies show that your risk of getting cancer from exposure to chemicals in the water, paint stripper, and other solvents found in your home is greater than your risk from exposure to the same chemicals in a hazardous waste site. The EPA estimates that indoor air pollutants cause as many as 6,000 cancer deaths each year and that radon causes an additional 20,000. And cancer is just one insidious outcome of exposure to synthetic chemicals. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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| The removal of hazardous waste products by the lymphatic system can be aided by manual lymphatic drainage, which involves a light massage that stimulates the lymph nodes and enables them to properly dispose of waste. As mentioned earlier, the blockage of the lymph fluid in the breast, which can occur after the performance of a mastectomy, allows potentially dangerous substances to collect in the breast, eventually leading to cancer. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
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| Garbage now washes up on beaches, wildlife is killed when it eats or is strangled by our garbage, and hazardous waste from our household products is leaching through piles of garbage to contaminate land and water supplies.
HOW GARBAGE AFFECTS OUR HEALTH AND THE EARTH
It is becoming increasingly difficult and costly to dispose of the more than 365 billion pounds of solid waste we generate each year—about four pounds a day for every man, woman, and child in this country. Between 1950 and 1988, the amount of waste thrown out per person in the United States doubled. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| Residents who live near an abandoned hazardous waste site express their outrage most loudly when the cleanup of the site begins. Until that time, many are prepared to put up with the mess because they have become used to it—it is commonplace, part of their familiar background environment. The commonplace risk is transformed into an exotic, "riskier" risk as soon as high-technology equipment arrives on the scene and engineers dressed in protective "spacesuit" outfits begin working at the site.
Natural Versus Artificial. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
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| Each car typically brings in about a third of a drum of hazardous waste, making the disposal costs over one hundred dollars per car.
Hazardous-waste collection days should be used as a last resort, after citizens have reduced their use of toxics by as much as possible. They should include a strong campaign to promote safe alternatives.
If you have household toxics to dispose of, call your local public- or environmental-health department, department of health services, or sanitation department to see if you have a hazardous-waste-disposal program in your community. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| Do you live near a smelter or other hazardous waste site?
Do you live in an inner city or an old house with flaking paint and old plumbing? Are you renovating an old home?
Has your house been sprayed for pests? Have you placed any antipest products in your home?
Have you been treated for body lice?
Do you use special products to clean your walls, clothing, or rugs? Do you use common hardware store products, such as waterless handcleaner?
Toxic Possibilities If You Answered Yes*
Well water may be contaminated by arsenic from natural or agricultural sources. |
John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
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 The new regulations used the term "biosolids" for the first time, and sludge which was previously designated as hazardous waste was reclassified as "Class A" fertilizer. "The beneficial sludge use policy simply changed the name from sludge to fertilizer, and the regulation changed the character of sludge from polluted to clean so it could be recycled with a minimum of public resistance," Bynum wrote. "Sludge that was too contaminated to be placed in a strictly controlled sanitary landfill was promoted as a safe fertilizer and dumped on farmland without anyone having any responsibility. . . . |
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