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Radioactive Sea Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown is Poisoning California Kelp
Scientists analyzing kelp off the coast of San Diego have linked the presence of the radioactive isotope cesium to the Fukushima Daii- chi power plant, in Japan, which melted down in 2011. As part of the ongoing Kelp Watch 2014 project, government and academic institutions have begun receiving results from samples of bull kelp and giant kelp collected along the California coast. “We’re trying to figure out how much is there and how much is getting into
the ecosystem,” says Matthew Edwards, Ph.D., of San Diego State University. “Things are linked a little more closely than sometimes we’d like to think. Just because it’s on the other side of the world doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect us.” With experts predicting a 40-year-plus cleanup at Fukushima, the likelihood of increased cesium in the Pacific Ocean seems inevitable.
For more information, visit
KelpWatch.Berkeley.edu.
Safer Shampoo Makers Agree Not to Use Cancer-Causing Chemical
This year, the Center for Environmen- tal Health (CEH) reached legal agree- ments with 26 major companies to discontinue using a cancer-causing chemical in shampoo and personal care products, and potential agree- ments with more than 100 addi- tional companies are still pending. Cocamide diethanolamine (DEA), a synthetic chemical created from a chemical reaction between coconut oils and diethanolamine, has been used for decades in shampoos and other products as a foaming agent.
In 2012, California listed the chemical as a known carcinogen, based on as-
sessment by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, which evaluated skin exposure tests on animals. In 2013, the CEH brought lawsuits against companies selling products in California containing the substance without a health warning, as required under Prop 65, the state’s consumer protec- tion law for toxic chemicals. Note: A Think Dirty app offers information about the potentially toxic ingredi- ents in cosmetics and personal care products and what not to buy.
Source:
Ecowatch.com (
Tinyurl.com/Shampoo-Lawsuit) 10 NA Twin Cities Edition
natwincities.com
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