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A link has been found to some household chemicals (diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and polychlorinated biphenyl 153 (PCB153)) affecting dogs: https://www.smithso

• linuxftw 7y ago
  The world is full of chemicals right now. One day, humanity will look back at the last 100 years (and probably the next 50) and wonder what we were thinking.
  • RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
    Maybe, but I would have preferred to live in the last 100 years, than at any other time in the past. Despite all those chemicals, we have had longer life expectancies, better quality of life, and less suffering.
  • cortesoft 7y ago
    The world is made up of ONLY chemicals, now and forever
    • jagannathtech 7y ago
      That's just pedantic. It is implied that the issue is 'synthetic chemicals'
      • cortesoft 7y ago
        That is still an overly broad category to be worried about in general... just because something is synthetic doesn't mean it is more or less dangerous than a non-synthetic thing.
        • linuxftw 7y ago
          Non-naturally occurring chemicals, or at least chemicals that we weren't traditionally exposed to in great abundance. Like laundry detergent and conventional shampoo. Those are probably terrible for the environment. When we ban one, companies just create another one.
          • not_alex_archer 7y ago
            It's not really pedantic because toxicity is in the dosage
            • linuxftw 7y ago
              Toxicity is one measure. What about endocrine disruption? What ability long-term effects like cancer? And that's just for humans. We don't know how some of these compounds that end up in our waterways are affecting marine line.