Nappies and Compost Cause a Stink
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Cloth nappies and compost workshops caused a stink in district council chambers with councillors debating for 40 minutes on whether the schemes were worthy of ratepayer money.
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Don&#39;t rip out the carpeting. Or buy a humidifier. Or get rid of the cat. Not, at least, until your allergist or pediatrician tells you such steps might alleviate sniffling
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The December Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives reports that children who spend a lot of time around indoor pools may breathe excessive amounts of compounds that contribute to asthma.
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By LISA ARROWSMITH  EDMONTON (CP) - A toxic stew of chemicals from birth control pills, shampoo and even compounds used to make foam seating pours out of sewers and pipes across Canada every day, and hundreds of scientists say Ottawa must do more to stop it.
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By Harward Esther  Neighbours of a Morrinsville mushroom plant who have complained about a bad smell for more than 10 years vented their frustration at an Environment Court hearing yesterday.
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By Marian Gail Brown, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 12--HARTFORD -- In Connecticut garbage, there is turf. In some of the state's biggest cities and sleepy-eyed-towns, the turf gets carved up into territories. There is a pecking order. You do those houses on this street.
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WASHINGTON - A foul-smelling package that led to the evacuation of a post office next to the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum contained two cans of spinach and a dirty diaper, authorities said. &quot;No wonder it smelled,&quot; said Deborah Yackley, a spokeswoman for the U.S.
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Children living in damp and mould-infested houses could be at more risk of developing permanent asthma, say researchers.
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There is a connection between exposure of domestic cleaning products and wheezing in toddlers, which is an early sign of asthma, according to new research.
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Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests
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By Matt Dees, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 24--DURHAM -- The fire at the Durham Yard Waste Compost Facility -- the cause of respiratory problems among frustrated neighbors as it burned for 13 days -- was extinguished Saturday.
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Exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children, research suggests.
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Mothers and their babies can be harmed by aerosols and air fresheners, says a study by researchers at Bristol University in the UK.
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Air fresheners and other household sprays could damage pregnant women and new-born babies, according to a study linking aerosols with a range of disorders in mothers and children.
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By Kytja Weir, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  May 28--The putrid smell comes at odd times, sometimes in the evenings or the middle of the night.   It seeps into houses even when windows are closed, some residents in the Wesley Heights neighborhood say.
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According to a guest on today s Talk of the Nation , her grandparents used to ask when a child would get sick, didn t have his peck of dirt, did he? Now that asthma has become the number one health problem in ...
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--RALEIGH -- Human waste trickles out of a rusting single-wide trailer in Oak Hill Estates, draining to a rivulet that flows past children's toys before disappearing into head-high weeds.