Surviving the Workday

This is the environmental edition.  

You survived a hurricane. But will you survive life in a FEMA trailer? That remains to be seen. FEMA ignored evidence in determining long-term effects of formaldehyde in trailers.

You’d think that cleaning a plastic bottle with hot water would make it cleaner. But no. Oh no. In fact, hot water releases bisphenol-A, which is a lovely endocrine-disrupting cocktail. So avoid plastic bottles and hot water.

And speaking of hot water, drinking and cooking with hot tap water is a bad idea. This isn’t just an urban legend. Hot water contains more dissolved solids in it, including lead. And lead is not something you want to drink. So avoid drinking and cooking with hot tap water.

Finally, there is Mattell, which refuses to issue a nationwide recall on a blood pressure toy with 8 times the limit of lead. So check out the link to see a photo just in case you own it. And, if you do, take it back to the store and avoid licking it in the meantime. No licking.

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