81. Dangerous Levels Of Toxins Miscalculated: Potential Pollutants And Poisons May B Dangerous levels of toxins miscalculated. Risk assessments and regulations on safelimits for these substances in medicine and the environment may have to be http://www.nature.com/nsu/030210/030210-8.html

updated at midnight GMT search nature science update advanced search Dangerous levels of toxins miscalculated Potential pollutants and poisons may be beneficial in low doses. 13 February 2003 HELEN R PILCHER We may be putting too much effort into cleaning our enviroments. The levels at which potentially toxic substances such as mercury and lead are classified as dangerous may have been miscalculated, two US scientists are warning. Risk assessments and regulations on safe limits for these substances in medicine and the environment may have to be rethought, they warn There are safe levels below which potential pollutants and poisons may actually be beneficial, say Edward Calabrese and Linda Baldwin of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. For the past 30 years, cancer-causing chemicals and X-rays have been viewed largely as dangerous whatever their level. "The field of toxicology has made a terrible blunder," says Calabrese. "A lot of high-powered people need to take the time to explore this." For example, dioxins, which are industrial by-products that at certain doses can cause cancer, can actually reduce tumour growth in some species. Similarly, small amounts of the toxic trace metal cadmium can promote plant growth.

82. Study: Women Bear Brunt Of Environmental Toxins The report pulls together data from various studies and recommends reducing theamount of toxins in the environment in the state and across the country. http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1570/context/archive

Arabic June 12, 2004 Study: Women Bear Brunt of Environmental Toxins Run Date: 10/21/03 By Rebecca Vesely WeNews correspondent A California study calls for further investigation into how environmental toxins affect women's health. It estimates the health care cost of U.S. women's environmentally associated diseases is $12.2 billion annually. SAN FRANCISCO (WOMENSENEWS)The push to link environmental safety to women's rights gained research footing last week with the release of a new report called Confronting Toxic Contamination in Our Communities: Women's Health and California's Future. Released by the Women's Foundation of California, a grant-making organization based in San Francisco, the report on contaminants and women's health focuses on how women's biology and role in society makes them bear the brunt of environmental toxins. Women often work closely with potentially toxic chemicals and preliminary research suggests that their physiology is more conducive to absorbing and carrying these chemicals, according to the report. Perhaps most notable about the report, however, is that it points out how little is known about how environmental toxins affect women. Data that takes gender and ethnicity into account is limited, for instance. Historically, women have not been the primary subjects of occupational studies. Of the gender-specific studies that have been done, most focus on reproductive health and newborns.

83. Environmental Title to set environmental health and safety standards that recognize that children aremore vulnerable and more exposed to many toxins in the environment than are http://www.cdfactioncouncil.org/environmental title.htm

Environmental Title of the Act to Leave No Child Behind S. 940 and H.R. 1990 The problem: We know now that children are particularly vulnerable to environmental hazards and toxins. Because children’s immune systems are not fully developed, they are less able to handle toxins, and as they grow, the development of their organ systems can be disrupted by toxic exposures. Unfortunately, federal health and safety standards are often based on adults, meaning that children, who are more vulnerable, are less likely to be protected. For their body size and weight, children drink more water, eat more food, and breath more air than adults, which means they have substantially heavier exposure to any toxins present in the air, food, or water. Very young children, who crawl or sit on the floor and are more likely to put objects in their mouths, are at increased risk of exposure to the toxins that accumulate in carpets, floorboards, and soil. Low-income children, who are already more likely to suffer from poor health, are also more likely to be exposed to environmental risk factors such as poor air quality, hazardous waste disposal sites, and other environmental hazards in their communities. Parents are often unaware that their children may be exposed to highly toxic pesticides at schools and other locations or to toxins in consumer products targeted for use by children.

84. RedNova News: Legislature: Locke Revives Program To Cut Toxins In Environment January 29, 2004. Legislature Locke revives program to cut toxinsin environment. Columbian OLYMPIA Gov. Gary Locke signed an http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/2/2004/01/29/story108.html

Forum Check E-mail My RedNova Join Us ... Tell a Friend - Win $500 Search January 29, 2004 Legislature: Locke revives program to cut toxins in environment [Columbian] OLYMPIA Gov. Gary Locke signed an executive order Wednesday resurrecting a state program to reduce dangerous toxic chemicals in the environment. The Legislature gutted the program last year by eliminating its budget. Locke doesn't have the power to restore funding for the program with an executive order, but he and legislators promised to fight to include $686,000 for it in this year's budget. "We need to do more, and we need to do it faster," Locke said. "We'll make sure there's funding, one way or the other." The Department of Ecology program aims to reduce "persistent, bioaccumulative toxins" long-lasting chemicals that build up in the environment and in the food chain. For example, pregnant women and children are supposed avoid certain types of fish because mercury can build up in those fish and cause nervous system damage. Last year the Ecology Department created a "mercury action plan" but the plan lost steam, and one worker on the project was laid off, after the budget was cut.

85. Congregational Lifestyle: Toxins - Introduction html. Full article is also in toxins Basic Concepts. outdoors. Here arethings you can do to keep your immediate environment nontoxic. http://www.webofcreation.org/congregations/toxins/

Congregational Lifestyle Toxins Introduction Basic Concepts Lead Poisoning Cleaning Products Additional Resources ... webofcreation@lstc.edu From World Wildlife Fund Canada- Hormone Disrupters. A wide range of substances are now known to interfere with the normal functioning of the body's hormone system. Now, another hazard associated with chemicals used in industrial processes, consumer products, and pesticides is coming to light. Research and field data is indicating that a wide range of substances have the potential to interfere with the normal functioning of the body's hormone system. This has fundamental implications for fertility and reproduction, intelligence, immune defense, and perhaps ultimately, survival. See http://www.wwfcanada.org/hormone-disruptors/index.html "Safer Homes and Gardens" by Scott Morris From Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures

86. Center For Health Environment And Justice rising childhood diseases such as nonhodgkins lymphoma, brain and reproductive cancers,are linked to exposure to toxins in the environment during vulnerable http://www.childproofing.org/

Act locally and make a difference become a Green Flag School! Campaign Reports: ABC's of Healthy Schools Creating Safe Learning Zones Poisoned Schools Report Protecting Children's Health Slide Show (pdf) Legislative Actions: Senate Testimony School Siting Guidelines Guiding Principles Campaign Updates ... on Children's Health Join the Coalition for Healthier Schools Sign on to position statement. Autism reaching 'epidemic' levels New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism, ADHD The National Library of Medicine now offers a Household Products Database ... Launch Media O ur natio n's schools are deteriorating and many are a threat to our children's health and ability to learn. The average public school in America is 42 years old. One-third of all schools need extensive repair and replacement. The US Government Accounting Office declared in its 1995 report School Facilitie s: Condition of America's Schools

87. Proposed Strategy To Continually Reduce Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins (PBTs) Related Web Content, Ecology s Strategy on Persistent, Bioaccumulative toxins. 1.Remain in the environment for a long time (persist) without breaking down. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0003054.html

Publication Summary search Title Proposed Strategy to Continually Reduce Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins (PBTs) in Washington State Month-Year Published December 2000 Online Availability View this publication in Acrobat PDF format 790 kilobytes, requires version 4.0 or later of Adobe Acrobat Reader Software get Acrobat Reader Short Description Ecology is proposing to identify priority PBTs in Washington State. Ecology proposes to use part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Waste Minimization Prioritization Tool (WMPT) to reflect Washington-specific conditions. This approach will be consistent with EPA but will use information that is relevant to our state. Ecology will use the chemical scoring system from the PBT portion of the WMPT. (Also see abstract below) Publication Number Author(s) Gallagher, M.J. Program Environmental Assessment Print Availability Request from the Ecology Publications Office # of pages 32 pp. + appendices Keywords chemical, environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, fish, Governor, PBTs, plan, State Toxics Control Account, toxic, toxin, waste, water Related Web Content Ecology's Strategy on Persistent, Bioaccumulative Toxins

88. State Takes Steps Against Toxins Dave Serdan, a state Department of Ecology environment specialist, preparesa smallmouth bass for analysis of persistent bioaccumlative toxins. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/44619_toxics30.shtml

Jump to Weather Traffic Webtowns Mariners ... Forums NEWS Local Transportation Consumer Education ... Special Reports COMMENTARY Opinion Columnists Letters David Horsey ... Forums COFFEE BREAK Mike Mailway TV Listings FIND IT! NWclassifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate ... Obituaries P-I ANYWHERE E-mail Newsletters News Alerts PDA Cell Phones ... RSS Feeds OUR AFFILIATES State takes steps against toxins Tuesday, October 30, 2001 By LISA STIFFLER SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER They travel unseen from air to land to water and back again. They become more concentrated and dangerous as they are eaten and passed up the food chain. They can damage our brains, immune system and sexual reproduction. And they can cause cancer. Dave Serdan, a state Department of Ecology environment specialist, prepares a smallmouth bass for analysis of persistent bioaccumlative toxins. Phil H. Webber / Seattle Post-Intelligencer Click for larger photo In regulatory lingo, they are PBTs. And Washington is starting the boldest effort yet to identify and eliminate them. "Everyone knows that PBTs are the bad guys of the universe, and no one wants them in the environment," said Pat Springer, PBT coordinator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Northwest office. But reducing these toxic substances isn't easy. Big businesses fought new controls, fearing that reducing PBT releases will be costly. And they succeeded for the most part until now.

89. Environment, Transport And Works Bureau - Environmental Toxicology: Screening Fo Environmental Toxicology Screening for Natural toxins in Seafood. ProjectTitle Environmental Toxicology Screening for Natural toxins in Seafood. http://www.etwb.gov.hk/boards_and_committees/ecfc/index02/list/list_6/index.aspx

90. Locke Targets Long-lived Toxins / South Sound -The Olympian Locke targets longlived toxins. JOHN DODGE THE OLYMPIAN More on PBDE s. Thischemical is aggressively increasing in our environment, the governor said. http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20040129/southsound/24453.shtml

News South Sound Communities Northwest ... Read for Life News for your wireless device var pageName="" var server="" var channel="" var pageType="" var pageValue="" var prop1="South Sound" var prop2="" var prop3="Locke targets long-lived toxins" var prop4="" var prop5="" var prop6="news" var prop7="local_news" var prop8="" var prop9="" var prop10="" var s_code=' ' The Olympian, Olympia Washington Thursday, January 29, 2004 News South Sound Email this story Printable version Subscribe Today Locke targets long-lived toxins JOHN DODGE THE OLYMPIAN More on PBDE's Toxic fire retardants are present in hundreds of consumer products, including furniture, computers, automobiles and TVs. Like PCBs, dioxin and mercury, those retardants are long-lived and accumulate in the food chain. While studies are scarce, PBDE is a known neurotoxin posing the most risk to developing fetuses, potentially impairing memory and learning. The state Department of Health has yet to develop a health risk assessment for PBDEs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not set pollution limits for the chemical. A 2003 study of chemical fire retardants in the breast milk of 20 first-time American mothers found it at levels that averaged 60 parts per billion, 75 times the average found in recent European studies. However, the health benefits of breast-feeding are thought to outweigh the chemical exposure to infants.

91. Wired News: Fern Fronds Ferret Out Toxins Advertisement. Fern Fronds Ferret Out toxins. environment News Service Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1. 0855 AM Feb. 02, 2001 PT. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41581,00.html

Welcome to Wired News. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Search: Wired News Animations Wired Magazine HotBot (the Web) Fern Fronds Ferret Out Toxins Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1 08:55 AM Feb. 02, 2001 PT The first plant ever found to "hyperaccumulate" arsenic a carcinogenic heavy metal often used as an herbicide the fern may prove useful in cleaning up thousands of sites contaminated by arsenic from industrial, mining, agricultural or other operations around the world. Wireless Hot Spot Directory Search for Wi-Fi hot spots near you: Story Tools See also Environment News Service: Unearth the dirt Today's Top 5 Stories Smut Sites Fear Credit Crackdown Cassini Nears Strange Saturn Moon RIAA Moves In on Digital Radio German Spam Floods Inboxes ... Wired News RSS Feeds Breaking News Gunmen Kill Iraqi Foreign Ministry Official America Bids Emotional Farewell to Reagan US Officer Granted Latitude at Iraqi Prison-Report Reagan and Thatcher - End of a Special Relationship ... Wire Service Photo Gallery Tech Jobs Partner Today's the Day Ma's research team found that the brake fern, Pteris vittata, not only soaks up arsenic but does so with staggering efficiency. They measured levels as much as 200 times higher in the fern than the concentrations in contaminated soils where it was growing, Ma said.

92. Northwest Environment Watch - Speakers Faith, speaks on the ecology of motherhood and environmental toxins. Thursday, May6th, 2004, 500900pm, Town Hall Seattle, WA Northwest environment Watch is http://www.northwestwatch.org/about/events.asp

About NEW Staff Board Contact us Upcoming events Dr. Peter Ross, marine mammal toxicologist, June 17, 7-9pm Walker-Ames Room, UW Kane Hall, Seattle $8 in advance; $10 at the door (students are free) Sponsored by People for Puget Sound. Dr. Ross, a research scientist-marine mammal toxicologist with the Institute of Ocean Sciences (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) in British Columbia will discuss the effects of persistent environmental contaminants on the health of marine mammals, and the sources, movement and fate of persistent environmental contaminants in marine food chains. Go to details Profitable Sustainability conference, September 26-29, 2004 Westin Hotel, Seattle Sponsored by the Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability, this conference presents regional, national and international best practices for for profitable sustainability. It will feature CEOs charting new paths to profitability; smart technologies; innovative strategies; new business models; and solutions to everyday challenges and obstacles. For information and registration, go to conference details NEW speakers Northwest Environment Watch staff speak on a wide range of topics, including our

93. RATE PO BOX 25188 Phone (902) 4791440 Halifax, NS B3M 4H4 email. Help usreduce the use of toxic compounds in our community. We are people http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/RATE/

P.O. BOX 25188 Phone (902) 479-1440 Halifax, NS B3M 4H4 email Help us reduce the use of toxic compounds in our community We are people in the Halifax Regional Municipality who are working to reduce the amounts of toxic compounds released in our community. Right now we are seeking support for the passing of a municipal bylaw to control pesticide spraying. You can contact RATE at the addresses and number given at the top of this page. We have information about pesticides, and sample letters of support. Continue

94. Environment Canada's Green Lane: Topics - Pollution environment Canada s environmental Protection Branches. The Green LaneTM,environment Canada s World Wide Web site. Important Notices. http://www.ec.gc.ca/pollution_e.html

Acts and Regulations Media Room The Minister Disclosure of Travel and Hospitality Expenses ... Related Resources Quick Links Acid Rain Air Climate Change Emergencies Hinterland Who's Who Nature and Wildlife Ozone Pollution Prevention Site Map Water Others You are here: Home Topics Pollution Pollution Contaminants Environmental Protection Pollution Prevention See also... ... Glossary of terms Composting See: ARET: Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics Canada's National Environmental Indicator Series: Toxic Substances CEPA Environmental Registry - Substances List Chlorinated Substances Action Plan: progress report ... Prairie and Northern See also: ARET: Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics CCME pollution prevention awards Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (CPPIC) Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication (Telecom) Waste in Canada ... Progress in Pollution Prevention 1998-1999 Recycling See: See also: Action and Learning Law Sustainable Development Waste Management ... Glossary of Terms To see news releases or statements and speeches on this and other issues and topics, consult the News Releases and Statements and Speeches Pages What's New About Us Topics Publications ... Canada Site The Green Lane TM , Environment Canada's World Wide Web site Important Notices

95. Page1 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/RATE/Page1.html

96. Window To My Environment Window To My environment Window To My environment (WME) is a webbased tool that provides access to a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/&y=02E6E04C7B

97. Environment Watch Ireland - Irish Environment News (July '97 To Sept '97) Irish Environmental News (July 97 to Sept 97). http://www.home.zonnet.nl/ireland22/irlnews4.htm

Irish Environmental News (July '97 to Sept '97) Group sabotage genetically modified sugar beet (30-9-97) Poll is sought to save Ennis' last green field (29 Salmon Stocks Shrink (23 Irish Bottled water boom follows water contamination (23 ... Greenpeace stops Rockall oil exploration - for now... (1 30th September 1997 Group sabotage genetically modified sugar beet A group calling itself the Gaelic Earth Liberation Front has sabotaged the first genetically modified crop grown in this country. The genetically modified sugar beet was being grown by the US chemical giant, Monsanto, under an Environmental Protection Agency licence. The crop, which is modified genetically to be resistant to the company's herbicide, Roundup, was being grown on a plot attached to Teagasc research centre in Oakpark, Carlow. It is believed a significant number of people got access early on Sunday and slashed much of the almost mature beet with sharp implements - Monsanto got permission to proceed with the test after a court action failed in May. A further action goes to a hearing shortly. The attack was first reported on the Internet. British-based Genetic Engineering Network declared "Ireland GE (genetic engineering) free again", and insisted it had got an anonymous phone call from Gaelic Earth Liberation Front (GELF) admitting it.

98. Environment ACT - What Are Blue-green Algae? To make matters worse, different cyanobacteria produce different toxinswith different effects. What causes environment ACT. Street Address, http://www.environment.act.gov.au/airandwater/whatarebluegreenalgae.html

This site will look much better in a browser that supports web standards, but is accessible to any browser or Internet device. You may find that the text only version is more appropriate for your browser Text Only What's New About Us Contact Us ... Air and water Where am I? Home Air and water Water What are bluegreen algae KIDS ZONE What are blue-green algae? Find out what causes blue-green algae and how to avoid it. Why are cyanobacteria a problem? How can blue-green algae harm people? What causes blue-green algae? What causes blue-green algae in Canberra's lakes? ... Resources Algae are simple photosynthetic plants that live either in water or damp areas. Blue-green algae are also known scientifically as cyanobacteria. These algae sometimes make water seem green in colour or sometimes form a blue-green scum on the surface of the water. Cyanobacteria are perhaps the most primitive things living on earth. It seems likely that some 3 billion years ago, they were responsible for changing the earth's atmosphere to one rich in oxygen that could support other plants and animals. There are four common types (genera) of poisonous or toxic cyanobacteria found in fresh or brackish water throughout the world. Under the microscope they may look like this:

99. The Scotsman - Scotland - Anger As Environment Watchdog Grants Fish Farms Licenc Anger as environment watchdog grants fish farms licences to use toxinson sea lice JOHN INNES MORE than 1,000 licences to use chemicals http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=468522004

100. Contaminants. Program Spotlights, Environment & Natural Resources, University Of UT Programs in environment and Natural Resources. Contaminants / ToxinsDetection, Remediation. Smith, Home Hazards Hunt Home Hazards http://ohld.ag.utk.edu/enr/contaminants.htm

Spotlights: By subject Spotlights: By PI UT Environmental Web Sites ... Announcements UT Programs in Environment and Natural Resources Contaminants / Toxins: Detection, Remediation Home Hazards Hunt "Home Hazards Hunt" is an independent, self-paced, interactive CD program that identifies practices and conditions in and around a home that can affect a person's health, safety and the environment. Professor Adedeji B. Badiru Prof. Adedeji B. Badiru is a professor and Department Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering. Environmental Contaminants Ronald Yoder characterizes movement of environmental contaminants: improving quality of streams, foods, soils. Potential Pollutants Critters in Space Microbes engineered at UT may help astronauts breathe a little easier in the tight enclosure of a space module. War of the Microbes Measures to protect the Martian environment -and our own- from microbial contaminants must accompany our efforts to discover life on the red planet. Microbial Ecology of Lake Erie Dr. Wilhelm at nucleus of interdisciplinary group studying microbial ecology of Lake Erie.

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