by Ellie Cabell | March 31, 2022 | COVID-19, Health, Social Media
Consumer Reports tested the packaging of over 100 food products from US restaurants and grocery stores and found PFAS chemicals in many of them. PFAS, called “forever chemicals,” are man-made chemical products that have been used worldwide since the 1950s, most...
by Ellie Cabell | August 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Health, History, Social Media
Chlorpyrifos was developed as a nerve agent during World War II. In 1965, Dow Chemical began selling it as an insecticide to control soil-borne foliage and insects. Research has shown a strong link between chlorpyrifos and brain damage in children. There is further...
by Ellie Cabell | August 18, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Health, Social Media, Water
There are many different kinds of milk available for humans to purchase, and each has benefits and drawbacks, including health value, taste, and environmental impact in production. According to statista.com, 371 liters of water are needed to make a liter of almond...
by Ellie Cabell | April 19, 2021 | Environment, History, Industrial Pollution, Social Media, Water
oxford.com defines the water cycle as, The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and...
by Ellie Cabell | February 23, 2021 | COVID-19, Drinking Water, Health, Uncategorized, Water