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 Stories About: health AND South America AND toxics
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Just Stick to Tofu
Farmed Salmon Contaminated With PCBs, Other Nasties |
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09 Jan 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Stick to Tofu Farmed Salmon Contaminated With PCBs, Other Nasties Consumers, still struggling with the news that bovine spongiform encephalopathy-laden beef will make your brain melt and mercury-laden tuna will make your children stupid, were met today with more bad news: A new study in the journal Science claims that fish-farmed salmon contain enoug ... |
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| Topics: European Union, fishing, green living, health, marine life, South America, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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A Pregnant Pause
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30 Jun 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| A Pregnant Pause Women who were exposed to the pesticide DDT while in the womb had more difficulties getting pregnant as adults than did those who had no exposure, according to a new study published in the British medical journal Lancet. "This is the first research that shows it is possible that these exposures can cause problems 30 years down the line," said lead researcher Barbara Cohn, an epidemio ... |
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| Topics: Africa, Asia, health, South America, toxics (all these topics) |
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Just Spray No
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01 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Spray No Despite a judge's order to temporarily cease fumigating coca and poppy plants with the herbicide glyphosate because of environmental and health concerns, Colombia said yesterday it would not stop the antidrug operation. The judge on Friday asked the Colombian government to explain what it knows about the effects of glyphosate on people and the environment. His final ruling on a petition by indigenous groups to h ... |
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| Topics: health, South America, toxics (all these topics) |
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