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Environmental Health
Environmental Health is a recurring research topic on Health Canon. This hub collects related explainers and protocols, newest first, each with evidence grades and practical decision frameworks.
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Environmental Health
Microplastics in Arterial Plaque: What the Marfella NEJM Study Shows
Marfella 2024 found micro- and nanoplastics in 58.4% of carotid plaques and higher rates of MI, stroke, or death—an observational landmark, not proof that removal cures heart disease.
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Expert Dossiers
Jack Kruse nnEMF Claims Graded: IARC 2B Reality vs Mitochondrial Poison Hierarchy
Possibly carcinogenic is not primary disease driver for typical Wi-Fi doses.
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Environmental Health
Reducing Household Toxins: The Steps (2026)
Dose-ranked household mitigations: water filters, fragrance cuts, mold moisture, plastics heat, dust hygiene, cookware—without detox theater.
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Environmental Health
Lead, Nitrate, and RO Remineralization: Matching Filters to Risks
Different contaminants demand different technologies. Remineralization is mostly taste and corrosion—not a multivitamin.
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Environmental Health
PFAS in NHANES: What U.S. Blood Levels Show Over Time
Nearly everyone has detectable PFAS. Legacy compounds fell hard after phase-downs—replacements did not erase exposure.
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Environmental Health
PFAS in Cosmetics, Packaging, and Personal Care: Exposure Pathways
Not only water. Grease-proof packaging, film-forming makeup, and textiles add exposure routes.
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Environmental Health
PFAS and Cancer: IARC Groups, Kidney and Testicular Signals
PFOA is Group 1. PFOS is Group 2B. Hazard is not the same as your personal risk.
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Environmental Health
Mold Remediation Hierarchy and the Limits of Air Testing
Fix moisture first. ERMI and spore traps are not priesthoods.
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Men's Health
Microplastics in Semen and Placenta: What Detection Studies Show
Semen and testis detections with motility signals; Ragusa placental particles; Chartres “suspected” reproductive harm—not proven monocausality.
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Environmental Health
Microplastics in Bottled Water: Particle Counts, Nanoplastics, Tap Swap
Hundreds of thousands of particles per liter in modern nano-capable methods—and a clear first step: quality tap over single-use bottles.
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Environmental Health
Fluoride Removal Technologies and Infant Formula Water Choices
RO and distillation remove fluoride; pitchers usually do not. Formula feeding changes the math.
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Environmental Health
ELF Magnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia: Evidence and Context
The childhood leukemia association at high residential ELF is the standout epidemiology signal—still without settled mechanism.
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Environmental Health
WHO Dampness and Mould Framework: Why Moisture Beats Spore Counts
No safe microbial threshold—fix water, then clean. IOM evidence ladder included.
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Environmental Health
Pinworm (Enterobius) and Soil-Transmitted Helminths: What Matters Where
U.S. households meet pinworm; global STH burden is a different map. Intensity drives morbidity.
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Environmental Health
Human Parasites Guide: Global Burden, U.S. Spectrum, Diagnosis & Cleanses
Parasites are many diseases, not one cleanse target. Protozoa versus helminths, global STH burden versus U.S. shortlist, matched diagnostics and drugs, Toxoplasma pregnancy prevention, and why commercial cleanses fail.
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Environmental Health
Parasite Cleanse Myth vs Evidence-Based Medicine
Herbal multi-level marketing is not albendazole. Diagnosis first; prescription when infection is real.
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Environmental Health
ICNIRP Exposure Limits Explained: LF 2010 and RF 2020
Basic restrictions versus reference levels—and what the guidelines actually protect against.
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Environmental Health
IARC EMF Group 2B: What “Possibly Carcinogenic” Actually Means
Hazard identification is not a quantitative risk score—and 2B is not Group 1.
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Environmental Health
Fish Feminization from EE2: Vitellogenin, Intersex, and Population Collapse
Whole-lake experiments prove ecological harm at low ng/L—without making your faucet a contraceptive.
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Environmental Health
EMF Exposure Evidence Guide: ELF, RF, Limits & Practical Mitigation
Non-ionizing EMF explained with band, metric, and evidence grade on every claim — IARC 2B context, childhood leukemia bands, phone cancer cohorts, fertility dual-reports, EHS, FCC/ICNIRP limits, and distance-time-mode mitigation.
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