The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play.
Are There Toxic Chemicals in Your Garden Hose Water?
New Study Finds Market Shift to Healthier Products; New Problems with Lead, Phthalates & Hazardous Flame Retardants Found in Some Garden Hoses — Results to be Released on May 20 at www.HealthyStuff.org ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — In an update to a 2013 study, the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center will be releasing data on […]
New Study Finds Toxic Chemicals in University Themed Products
HealthyStuff.org announces March Badness tournament to determine the MTP – Most Toxic Product ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new study finds that 7 in 10 (71%) of university-themed products sold at top retailers contain one or more hazardous chemicals, including arsenic, lead, bromine, chlorine and mercury and cadmium. The study is […]
Holiday & Mardi Gras Beads Contain 1,000s of Pounds of Hazardous Chemicals
Lead and hazardous flame retardants from recycled plastics used as fillers Study highlights long-lived hazards of poorly regulated chemical use ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — New research finds thousands of pounds of hazardous chemicals in plastic beaded products, including beaded holiday garlands and Mardi Gras beads. The study is a collaboration between HealthyStuff.org […]
Is There Lead, Toxic Flame Retardants in Carnival and Holiday Beads?
New Study on Toxic Chemicals in Mardi Gras and Holiday Beads (Garland) To Be Released at www.HealthyStuff.org New Orleans Mardi Gras Beads and Holiday Garland Tested for Lead, Cadmium, PVC & Hazardous Flame Retardants ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In a new study the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center will be releasing data on […]
