creative team

Many thanks to the fantastic creative team who have brought bad actor chemicals to life through The Toxies!

Jana Díaz Juhl, The Toxies Awards Ceremony Producer, Creative Consultant
Patricia Mateos Ballestero, 2010 Bad Actor Photographer and Photo Artist, 2011 Visual Coordinator and Photo Artist
Francisco Cortinas, 2011 Bad Actor Photographer (Formaldehyde, Dioxin, BPA, HFR)
John Gannon, 2010 Videography, Strikeout Studio
Bisphenol-A: Clara Gabrielle
Dioxin: Alejandro Sandoval
Formaldehyde: Vivia Thi
Halogenated Flame Retardant: Iliana Carter
Lead: Juan Rodriguez
Mercury: Edward Enriquez
Methyl Iodide: John Hale
Perchlorate: Denise Duffield
Perchloroethylene: Miguel Angel Caballero
Triclosan: Kevin Carter

2012 toxies nominees

fracking chemical cocktail

Shaken and stirred, a concealed recipe for earthquakes and contamination.

lead

Responsible for centuries of learning disabilities. Lead is forever.

genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

A secret identity is good for heroes, not tomatoes.

ultrafine particles

Size matters. Especially if you live near a freeway.

halogenated flame retardants

A villain by any other name would smell just as toxic.

chloropicrin

From the fields to your table, this pesticide leaves a trail of tears.

formaldehyde

An unbelievable comeback. From the morgue to your beauty salon.

perchloroethylene (perc)

A wolf in dry-cleaned clothing, working overtime to ravage your health.

phthalates

L’eau de cancer.

trichloroethylene (TCE)

A toxic solvent deserving a dishonorable discharge.

sodium hydroxide

Straightening your hair while damaging your health.

dioxin

Burn plastic burn – to decrease your fertility.

bisphenol-a (BPA)

Dude, plastics in your body can change the shape of your genitals.

mercury

From mad hatters to air pollution; a maddening career.

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Old school and not cool – a history of harm.

Nitrates

Creating fertile fields for skin, heart and respiratory problems.

twitter

Non_Toxic_Kids: RT @thetoxies: Whoa! This happened last year! FDA warns of skin creams, lotions tainted with #mercury: http://t.co/udhfLjKf #toxies
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EcoPaleo: RT @thetoxies: Whoa! This happened last year! FDA warns of skin creams, lotions tainted with #mercury: http://t.co/udhfLjKf #toxies
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thetoxies: Whoa! This happened last year! FDA warns of skin creams, lotions tainted with #mercury: http://t.co/udhfLjKf #toxies
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thetoxies: Environmental Defence just released "The Trouble with Triclosan" - #Toxies nominee from 2011 a continuing problem: http://t.co/VPj9NLx5
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thetoxies: For doctors & nurses that take care of sick people, it's unnerving to suddenly be the patients: http://t.co/lGFD9e50 #fracking #toxies
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