pesticides & pharmaceuticals (most banned, but still exist in environment) 农药医药残留
atrazine (herbicide)
dieldrin (insecticide)
DDT/DDE (insecticide)
endosulfan (insecticide)
heptachlor (insecticide)
lindane / hexachlorocyclohexane (insecticide)
ethinylestradiol (oral contraceptive pill, released into the environment as a xenoestrogen)
methoxychlor (insecticide)
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common household products, food coloring and preservatives 食用日用品
butylated hydroxyanisole / BHA (food preservative)
parabens (lotions)
4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) (sunscreen lotions)
erythrosine / FD&C Red No. 3
industrial chemical, laboratory chemical, environmental pollutants 化工环污
Alkylphenol
nonylphenol (industrial surfactants; emulsifiers for emulsion polymerization; laboratory detergents)
polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs (in electrical oils, lubricants, adhesives, paints)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's)
phenosulfothiazine (a red dye use as tissue culture pH indicator)
dioxins (PVC byproducts - that pretty vinyl siding of your house means cancer for many women)
plastic components and softners 塑料品
phthalates (plasticizers)
bisphenol A (monomer for polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resin; antioxidant in plasticizers)
DEHP (PVC plasticizer )
metalloestrogens (a class of inorganic xenoestrogens) 金属类拟雌激素
aluminium (as in underarm antiperspirants or deodorants), antimony, arsenite, barium, cadmium, chromium (Cr(II)), cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenite, tin and vanadate.
breast cancer causing or promoting herbal "medicine"
chinese or american ginseng root 人参
Chinese angelica root 当归
Pueraria mirifica or kudzu 野葛
fennel, anise 茴香油 茴香