Environmental Toxins News
State water-quality board approves plan for restoring ocean waters near ports - Contra Costa Times
Contra Costa Times The policy, which needs approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency, sets the maximum acceptable concentrations of metals and toxins such as DDT, PCBs and other pollutants known to be harmful to human health. The state Office of Environmental ... and more » |
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Do detox diets really work? - Globe and Mail
![]() Globe and Mail | Globe and Mail Answer: I'm afraid there is no evidence that detox diets “cleanse” the body of A so-called built up toxins such as food additives, pesticide residues, alcohol, caffeine, heavy metals, environmental pollutants, and so on. According to proponents of ... and more » |
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New Evidence That Chevron Used US Professors to Defraud Ecuador... - CSRwire.com (press release)
CSRwire.com (press release) "We have smoking gun evidence that proves Chevron used US professors as part of a failed plan to hide the presence of massive amounts of life-threatening toxic contamination from the courts of Ecuador," said Karen Hinton, the US spokesperson for the ... and more » |
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Medical mystery draws national attention - The Stylus
![]() USA TODAY | The Stylus ASSOCIATED PRESS Famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich is testing near the school for environmental toxins, which some believe could be the cause of the tics. Dr. Laszlo Mechtler, a neurologist who is evaulating those suffering from tics, ... Tics and Toxins: Pesticide Ban, Rainfall Could Point to Poisonous Fungus as ...Age of Autism all 12 news articles » |
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Medical mystery draws national attention - The Stylus
The Stylus ASSOCIATED PRESS Famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich is testing near the school for environmental toxins, which some believe could be the cause of the tics. Dr. Laszlo Mechtler, a neurologist who is evaulating those suffering from tics, ... Conversion Disorder in Leroy NY?Age of Autism all 9 news articles » |
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A Trip To The Living City Of The Future - Co.Exist
![]() Co.Exist | Co.Exist Our built environment doesn't have to be static. With the right synthetic biology, it can respond automatically to changes in temperature or moisture level, and even react to natural disasters, hunkering down during earthquakes or removing toxins after ... |
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Vive la Difference: The LeRoy Outbreak, Toxic Gender Disparity and Conversion ... - Age of Autism
Age of Autism Unfortunately, ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross observes, this expert consensus won't stop people from trying to blame environmental toxins. “Even when we have a psychologist, a neurologist, toxicologists, and an epidemiologist all in agreement about the ... |
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113 Containers of Toxic Waste Arrives at Indonesian Port - YubaNet (press release)
YubaNet (press release) Jakarta, Indonesia, February 3, 2012 – On the heels of massive quantities of toxic wastes arriving at the Jakarta Tanjung Priok Port last week, environmental groups led by Indonesia Toxics-Free Network, the Basel Action Network, Ban Toxics, ... |
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Toxins in Southwest Florida air tumble from prior years - The News-Press
The News-Press The amount of toxic air pollution released in Lee has dropped by about 80 percent since 2005, according to the most recent data available from the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory program. In 2005, the EPA's TRI program ... and more » |
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Controversy over Tourette-like illness affecting teens in NY - DigitalJournal.com
![]() DigitalJournal.com | DigitalJournal.com Concern among parents that the cause of the symptoms might be environmental toxins was heightened by disclosure that six natural gas wells are located on the school property. There were also reports of contamination of soil from a derailment that ... and more » |
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You Docs: 5 steps to minimize your chances of developing breast cancer - Toronto Star
Toronto Star You wouldn't take a bath in paint-thinner or breathe gas fumes for fun, but small everyday doses of toxic chemicals aren't okay either. A new report on breast cancer and environmental toxins has terrific advice. You didn't read all 300 pages? and more » |
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NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics - CNN International
![]() msnbc.com | CNN International School officials say everything is safe, but environmental organizations and some parents aren't so sure. Activist Erin Brockovich is investigating whether environmental factors are causing the rash of illnesses. The medical mystery in LeRoy has ... EPA taking second look at LeRoy testingWIVB all 14 news articles » |
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Contamination returns to brook at DuPont's Pompton Lakes site - NorthJersey.com
NorthJersey.com ... have been recontaminated with toxic metals and chemicals, more than 15 years after the company and the federal government said the tributary was entirely cleaned. The tests results, released by the federal Environmental Protection Agency on ... and more » |
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Environmental groups level new suit against harbor deepening - Bluffton Today
Bluffton Today A statement from the environmental group says the deepening will stir up "toxic cadmium and other pollutants and discharge the pollution into the water," and that "exposure to certain forms and concentrations of cadmium is known to produce toxic ... |
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Is Social Media Spreading Twitching Hysteria? - Discovery News
![]() WGRZ-TV | Discovery News Some parents say an environmental toxin is to blame, but so far tests have come back negative. Some experts say it may be spreading through social media as a kind of subconscious mimicry. A twitching disorder outbreak in upstate New York could be ... New York's Le Roy students, public still seek answers in mystery illnessNashua Telegraph Social media reason behind twitching disorderTimes of India Doctor Treating Four New Cases in LeRoyWGRZ-TV all 41 news articles » |
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Tics and Toxins: Similar Case in County Near LeRoy May Point to Environment - Age of Autism
Age of Autism School and state health officials say they've ruled out environmental or infectious causes and insisted again on Wednesday that the school the girls attend “is safe.” No one is suggesting conversion disorder in Tremblay's illness. and more » |
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Could an Infection Cause Tourette'-Like Symptoms in Teenage Girls? - Scientific American
![]() Scientific American | Scientific American By Karen Schrock | February 2, 2012 | 6 Over the weekend Erin Brockovich made the news yet again as she and her nonprofit team descended on the village of Le Roy, NY, determined to test for environmental toxins that might be giving the town's teenagers ... Mishandling of investigation of mystery illness in Le Roy, NY calls for ...Lamron Tics and Toxins: Leroy Put Student Playing Fields on FEMA Flood Hazard LandAge of Autism Could an infection be behind mysterious Tourette's-like syndrome affecting ...Daily Mail Huffington Post (blog) all 49 news articles » |
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Chinese Cadmium Spill Won't Halt Tap Water Supply, Xinhua Says - Bloomberg
![]() CTV.ca | Bloomberg A toxic metal spill in the Guangxi region that contaminated a tributary of the Pearl River won't cause cuts in tap water supplies to Liuzhou city or other downstream areas, according to a local official. Two weeks of cleanup have contained the spill, ... Cadmium spill threatens water supplies of major Chinese cityThe Guardian China cadmium spill threatens drinking waterChina Economic Review Guangxi's Battle for Clean WaterChina Digital Times all 370 news articles » |
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Another Push to Add Fluoride to Public Drinking Water - NJ Spotlight
NJ Spotlight “Fluoride in our water can be healthy, but not if it also contains toxic chemicals. The legislature's job should be removing toxins, not adding them." New Jersey has been talking about fluoridation “for the past 50 years,” said Arnold H. Rosenheck, ... and more » |
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China Detains Seven People Over Cadmium Spill, Xinhua Says - BusinessWeek
![]() Bloomberg | BusinessWeek 31 (Bloomberg) -- China detained seven people in connection with a toxic metal spill in Guangxi province that contaminated a tributary of the Pearl River and threatened water for 1.5 million people, according to a local official. China Detains Seven Chemical Plant Workers as Toxic Spill Heads DownstreamBloomberg Cadmium spill threatens water supplies of major Chinese cityThe Guardian China cadmium spill threatens drinking waterChina Economic Review all 324 news articles » |
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