Triclosan: A pesticide common in hundreds of products from soap to toothpaste

Triclosan is the germ-killing chemical of choice in hundreds of products, including liquid hand soaps, toothpaste and deodorants. Now some scientists are calling for its removal from consumer products because it is building up in the ocean’s food web. A new study found that one-third of the bottlenose dolphins tested off South Carolina and almost one-quarter of those tested off Florida carried traces of triclosan in their blood. The concentrations found in the dolphins are known to disrupt the hormones and growth and development of other animals.

via Germ-killing chemical from soaps, toothpaste building up in dolphins — Environmental Health News.

Very Cool Site: What’s on My Food

Pesticides

…on our food, even after washing;

…in our bodies, for years;

…& in our environment, traveling many miles on wind, water and dust.

What’s On My Food? is a searchable database designed to make the public problem of pesticide exposure visible and more understandable.

How does this tool work? We link pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical, making this information easily searchable for the first time.

via What’s On My Food? :: Pesticides On Food.

[Thanks to Michelle for forwarding the link!]