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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People on TikTok are discovering fibreglass in their mattresses – a potentially "dangerous and toxic" material known to cause skin ...

Norman Miller is a U.K.-based journalist living in Brighton and Hove on the English south coast. This piece was originally published by Hakai Magazine. Victoria-based Hakai Magazine, part of the Tula ...

Fibreglass is a material used in some mattresses to limit the potential of a deadly fire. While it successfully works as a flame retardant, there are concerns around other associated health risks.

A “disturbing” level of fibreglass has been found in oysters and mussels, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the University of Brighton detected glass reinforced plastic (GRP) in the soft ...

If you're keen on DIY - maybe installing roof insulation or working on a boat - you're likely to have come across this material. There are health risks associated with fibreglass, but if you follow ...

FOR the first time, worrying levels of fibreglass – or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) – particles have been detected in oysters and mussels collected off the south coast of England. This situation ...

When a beauty trend goes viral on social media, it's either super intriguing and makes us want to try it immediately — or we end up giving it major side-eye. Fibreglass nails fall somewhere in the ...

Business is booming for a company that creates fibreglass pools in the Shuswap. Otter Pools, a subsidiary of Performance Poly Tek, is based in Malakwa, B.C. and creates ready-to-install fibreglass ...

After discovering the strength of the fibreglass building, the material is not only used for construction, but also for decorative purposes, writes Lydia Namono. When I asked a few colleagues if they ...

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