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What Chemicals Are Subject to TSCA

What Chemicals Are Subject to TSCA?

There are currently over 86,000 chemicals in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) inventory. Find out why loopholes in the laws for testing these chemicals have allowed thousands of potentially...

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Volatile Organic Compounds in Drinking Water

What Are VOCs and Are They in Your Drinking Water?

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are everywhere. From industry, agriculture, transportation, and everyday household products–once they contaminate drinking water, they can be hard to remove. Learn what VOCs are, how to...

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Phthalates and Drinking Water

Phthalates and Drinking Water

You can’t smell them, taste them, or perhaps even pronounce them, but phthalates are everywhere. Therefore, due to leaching, weathering and disintegration, they can (and do) make it into many...

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The Dangers of Dioxane in Drinking Water

The Dangers of Dioxane in Drinking Water

Water supplies for more than 7 million Americans in 27 states are contaminated with 1,4-dioxane. This industrial chemical has been detected at levels higher than what federal scientists say poses...

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Erin Brockovich: The Ongoing Fight for Clean Water

Erin Brockovich: The Ongoing Fight for Clean Water

How the environmental activist continues to fight for communities

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