Researchers make alarming discovery about widely used products: '[They] can act as a trojan horse'

Researchers make alarming discovery about widely used products: '[They] can act as a trojan horse'

A commonly used substance that long had been thought to pose no health risks may actually be more dangerous than previously believed, according to a study. What's happening? The Green Science Policy Institute, via Phys.org, provided details of a study published in March in the Nature Sustainability journal. It determined that polymers, which are very large molecules, can break down into smaller chemicals that are harmful to both humans and the e…