Many might wonder what PFAs are and how they are related to the environmental health. PFAs are man-made chemicals that are difficult to break down, but there are ways to reduce t he amount of PFAs within specifically water. The main way is to get filters that are specific or state that they reduce the…

There are many regulations that are set in place to make potable water from pipe systems drinkable and to prevent contamination within the communities water system. However, there have been findings that show the plastic pipes used to create passage for the water system contains chemicals that are related to the usage of plastic piping.…

A level one water emergency is where the demand of clean water exceeds the limit of available clean water to be used by communities. Corpus Christi has faced some difficulties that have led to the limitations and restrictions placed on the citizens to not exceed a certain amount of water usage. However, the main issue…

Forever chemicals are only a nickname for the natural chemicals (PFAs) that can be found within drinking water. The reason they are named forever chemicals is the process needed to break down the harmful chemicals due to the fact that they are harder to degrade naturally. Within the article “Forever Chemicals found in nearly all…

There are many abbreviations within various types of formats, but UPF may be one of the most interesting abbreviation by far. UPF stands for Ultra-processed foods, which in this case will be our dear beloved M&M’s. M&M’s has gone under research about he impact that it and its fellow processed foods could have on our…

A new fact that was learned today were the possible pollutions that can come from farms. Many may know about pesticides and how they affect our environment from the farms that use them to keep away unwanted guests. However, pesticides is not the topic of this post, the star will be the increase in nitrate…

When going to a grocery store, what is the most common grocery item that can be found within any retail store on the can aisle? Many may thing canned vegetables or canned preprocessed meat, but in reality the most common can item out there is the beloved Campbells soup brand. These soups may be amazing…

Would it be possible for a waste product to last 50+ years within the ocean and still cause issues to this present day? If the answer was no, this post would not exist because there are reports on a waste dumping incident that had occurred within the late 1900s that is still affecting the Los…

How may plastic be creating a decrease in sperm count? Well after doing some light reading, the plastic additives that can be found with in plastic bottles may be having a reaction with male hormones. These chemicals as stated are “Phthalates and bisphenols,” (EHN) which are used to create the flexibility within the plastic that…