Parabens and their byproducts found in dolphins and other marine mammals

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The common cosmetic and drug preservatives known as parabens are in thousands of products -- and, at low levels, in the vast majority of Americans. Recent studies have raised concerns that the compounds might have unwanted health effects. Now scientists report for the first time that the antimicrobials are also showing up in the tissues of marine mammals, including dolphins, sea otters and polar bears....
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