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Praedicat Blog – Industrialized meat production is hurting the climate, our health, and maybe your portfolio

Praedicat Blog – Industrialized meat production is hurting the climate, our health, and maybe your portfolio 2560 1440 Sheryll Mangahas

Praedicat Blog – Industrialized meat production is hurting the climate, our health, and maybe your portfolio by Adam Grossman & Sheryll Mangahas  “Beef.  It’s what’s for dinner.”  Many of us…

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Move over food wheel, here comes NOVA

Move over food wheel, here comes NOVA 1500 1073 Meghan Dengler

February 28, 2023: Risk in the News – Ultraprocessed Foods Ultraprocessed foods are ready-to-consume, hyper-palatable, low-cost, and, according to critics, designed to replace all other food groups. But are they…

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Natural gas stoves – a heated health topic

Natural gas stoves – a heated health topic 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

Natural gas stoves – a heated health topic by Adam Grossman & Sheryll Mangahas  A commissioner from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently gave an interview to Bloomberg…

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Praedicat Blog – Testing Drinking Water for Microplastics

Praedicat Blog – Testing Drinking Water for Microplastics 700 350 Praedicat Staff

California Testing Drinking Water for Microplastics by Sheryll Mangahas  California is the most populous state in the United States Due to its expansive cities, there is a reliance on personal…

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Praedicat Blog – The Past and Future of Nanoparticles

Praedicat Blog – The Past and Future of Nanoparticles 700 350 Praedicat Staff

Nanoparticles – The Past and Future (with Nekomodel X) by Sheryll Mangahas and Pinaky Bhattacharyya Nanoparticles encompass materials one-billionth of a meter (10-9), also known as a nanometer. Materials at…

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Praedicat Blog – Risks on Your Phone and in Your Food

Praedicat Blog – Risks on Your Phone and in Your Food 700 350 David Loughran

Debate over harmful effects of social media and microplastic pollution spilling into U.S. courts by David Loughran Legislators and regulators are putting intense pressure on social media and plastics companies…

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Emerging Interest: The Case of Lavender Oil

Emerging Interest: The Case of Lavender Oil 700 350 David Loughran

Emerging Interest: The Case of Lavender Oil by David Loughran Lavender oil, a popular ingredient in many personal care products for both adults and children, is the latest addition to…

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Praedicat Blog – EPA Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Health Advisories

Praedicat Blog – EPA Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Health Advisories 700 350 Adam Grossman

EPA releases new and much lower PFAS drinking water health advisories by Arianna Libera and Adam Grossman On June 15th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four drinking water health…

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Praedicat Blog – Microplastic: Found in Human Lungs and Blood

Praedicat Blog – Microplastic: Found in Human Lungs and Blood 700 350 Adam Grossman

A Plastic Waste Treaty while Scientists find microplastic in human lungs and blood by Sheryll Mangahas  and Adam Grossman   The recent international agreement to devise a treaty governing plastic…

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A “Long COVID” Story

A “Long COVID” Story 700 350 Adam Grossman

A “Long COVID” Story Unfortunately, once a COVID-19 active infection subsides it may only be the beginning of a long, arduous, and incomplete return to normal life by Sheryll Mangahas …

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Climate change: Coming to a court near you

Climate change: Coming to a court near you 700 350 Adam Grossman

Climate change: Coming to a court near you Carbon, methane, and industrial meat profiles lay the foundation for managing climate-related liability risk by Arianna Libera and Adam Grossman Climate change…

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The Impending Risk of Microplastic

The Impending Risk of Microplastic 700 350 Adam Grossman

The impending risk of microplastic Microplastic may have been an uninvited guest to your Thanksgiving Day feast. Or perhaps an unintentional ingredient in that healthy fruit plate you enjoyed. In…

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