1. Agent Orange Herbicide to clear jungle in Vietnam War - causes cancer/birth defects

2. Anabolic Steroids Grows muscle - causes hormone imbalances and long-term health problems

3. Phosphates (in fertilizers/detergents) Causes runaway plant growth that when decomposed, reduces oxygen in water, lakes “suffocate”

4. Antibiotics (triclosan) Overuse leaves resistant “superbugs” and may not work in future, antibiotics in soap get into waterways and kill beneficial bacteria

5. Food Preservatives (sodium benzoate) Low dose poisons used to kill micro-organisms (too much may be harmful to humans)

6. Diacetyl artificial butter flavor - causes respiratory problems in factory workers (and possibly in consumers who use it a lot)

7. Phthalates Used in plastics, leaks into food/drink and causes hormone problems in humans

8. Electronics Disposal (mercury) Leaking of dangerous chemicals/heavy metal poisons into groundwater

9. Teflon Non-stick coating, but will scratch off when using metal utensils and at high temps can break down and get into food

10. makes cosmetics/shampoo creamy and foamy – but may lead to brain damage Diethanolamine

11. EXTRA CHEMICAL: CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) used in refrigerants/aerosol products/styrofoam “banned” world-wide, but still causing break down of ozone in the atmosphere