Greenlist Bulletin Archives: 2009 Issues
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1. Best practices in product chemicals management in the retail industry
2. Nanotech regulatory document archive
3. Chemical BPA may harm developing fetus, Quebec study suggests
4. 15 new substances of very high concern to be added to the Candidate List
5. Corrosion in homes and connections to Chinese drywall
6. Power and energy basics: calculating energy use & savings
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1. Expert panel recommends listing formaldehyde as known human carcinogen
2. Life cycle assessment of illluminants: a comparison of light bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps and LED lamps
3. Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage
4. The 5 principles of "Design for Safer Nanotechnology"
5. EPA releases guide to help scientists understand children's exposure to pollutants
6. Swimmers, hoppers and fliers: how do toxic chemicals move around the planet?
7. Toy Safety Directive
8. Case of the toxic gingerbread man
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1. A clash of old and new scientific concepts in toxicity, with important implications for public health
2. Common plastics chemicals phthalates linked to ADHD symptoms
3. Green Buildings + Water Performance
4. A glut of mercury raises fears
5. Nanoparticles cause genetic damage in mice
6. Contractor faces $321K fine in lead case
7. NIEHS Director Birnbaum: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals
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1. Growing the green economy through Green Chemistry and Design for the Environment: a resource guide for states and higher education
2. EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread
3. Perkins + Will unveils its Precautionary List
4. Can household cleaners be making you sick?
5. Eco-friendly metal coating replacement for chromate
6. Pesticide endosulfan ruled "highly toxic"
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1. American Cancer Society Perspectives on Environmental Factors and Cancer
2. Knocking nanoparticles off the socks
3. Chemical Industry Accused of Astroturfing Toxics Reform
4. Practice Prevention: endocrine-disrupting chemicals
5. Toxic Face Paint Makes for Scary Halloween
6. Global warming may release frozen pollutants
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1. Gathering chemical information and advancing safer chemistry in complex supply chains
2. Study raises red flag over home insecticides, autoimmune diseases
3. Metabolix experiments with tobacco plants for PHA production
4. Hidden costs of energy: unpriced consequences of energy production and use
5. Supermarket janitors demand green cleaning standards
6. Blood mercury concentration levels in CHARGE study children with and without autism
7. 'We have so far to go' in pollution fight -- EPA Air Chief
8. Managing electronic waste: issues with exporting e-waste
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1. State green economy profiles
2. OSHA finally brings GHS to America
3. Inventors offer ecofriendly substitutes for polystyrene
4. Nanomaterial research strategy
5. Making water count
6. XPS: a tool for the chemical characterization of coatings and interfaces
7. Buying green can be license for bad behaviour, study finds
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1. Essential principles for reform of chemicals management legislation
2. Plastics Scorecard
3. In search of wildlife-friendly biofuels: are native prairie plants the answer?
4. California bans high-emission paint thinners, solvents
5. Natgas execs seek disclosure of Marcellus drilling chemicals
6. The challenge of substances of emerging concern in the Great lakes Basin: a review of chemicals policies and programs in Canada and the United States
7. BioPotato Network
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1. The business of sustainability
2. New database on toxic chemicals in everyday products
3. Muddy waters:are US shipping companies still sending their clunkers to the toxic scrap yards of South Asia?
4. Workplace exposures and the risk of ALS
5. Sustainable procurement of wood and paper-based products
6. When nano may not be nano
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1. Surrounded by plastic, NICU infants tested for risk
2. Environmental pollution increases the risk of liver disease
3. Non-toxic hull coating resists barnacle buildup
4. EU imposes ban on "killer" paint stripper
5. Sustainability demand up, but tradeoffs, technology limit designers
6. Phasing out the "toxic trio": a review of popular nail polish brands
7. Fake recycling events in Pittsburgh uncovered
8. Deformities in Chinese sturgeon linked to chemical
9. EPA asked to ban use of lead tire weights
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1. Cleaning in healthcare facilities: reducing human health effects and environmental impacts
2. Use of polycarbonate bottles and urinary bisphenol A concentrations
3. Scientists discover eco-friendly wood dissolution
4. Carbofuran pesticide residues in food revoked
5. What can the state do with all that electronic waste?
6. Novel approach estimates nanoparticles in environment
7. Agricultural aromatherapy
8. Finishing touches: new alloys offer alternative to chrome
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1. Governments unite to step-up reduction on global DDT reliance and add nine new chemicals under international treaty
2. Formaldehyde exposure among industrial workers is associated with increased risk of cancers of the blood and lymphatic system
3. Former EPA official calls for new environmental & consumer protection agency
4. 'Self-healing' polymer may facilitate recycling of hard-to-dispose plastic
5. A common agenda for health & environment: goals for the next generation and steps to get there
6. Lindane: pharmaceutical and agricultural alternatives
7. 12 ways to reduce water consumption
8. A review of the environmental fate and effects of hazardous substances released from electrical and electronic equipments during recycling: examples from China and India
9. Green cities: how urban sustainability efforts can and must drive America's climate change policies
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