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Water Resources

New England on edge as mussel numbers decline

The Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing, scientists say.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2016
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Water Resources, Marine Life, United States Of America (US), Marine Ecosystems, Toxins, Invasive Alien Species, Global Warming
Health

KSHRC directive to check toxic fruits, vegetables entering Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to check toxic fruits and vegetables entering Kerala through the check post, Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has issued a directive to set up a proper test

Publication Date: 
25/08/2016
Laxmi Ajai Prasanna
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Food Safety, Vegetables, Toxins, Health Effects, Health
Water Pollution

How washing machines can harm fertility: They pump toxins absorbed by our clothes into the water supply

Pollutants that can damage human fertility are pouring into the water supply from our washing machines, a study warns.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2016
Daily Mail (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Quality, Health Effects, Toxins, Water Supply, Plastics
Pesticides And Toxins

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in human milk and serum from the US EPA MAMA Study: Modeled predictions of infant exposure and considerations for risk assessment

Serum concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in U.S. women are believed to be among the world’s highest, however, little information exists on the partitioning of PBDEs between serum and breast milk and how this may impact infant exposure. Paired milk and serum samples were measured for PBDE concentrations in 34 women who participated in the US EPA MAMA Study. Computational models for predicting milk PBDE concentrations from serum were evaluated.

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Publication Date: 
12/07/2016
Satori A. Marchitti, Suzanne E. Fenton, Pauline Mendola & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-31
Tags:
Toxins, Health Effects, United States Of America (US), Child Health, Breast Feeding
Water Pollution

Horrible algae bloom in Florida blamed on the government

About a hundred miles north of Miami on the Atlantic Coast, the town of Stuart is a picturesque waterfront community — with homes, restaurants and parks overlooking the St. Lucie Estuary.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2016
Environment News Network
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Quality, Blue-Green Algae, Marine Ecosystems, Toxins, Health Effects
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols

Worldwide heavy oil and bitumen deposits amount to 9 trillion barrels of oil distributed in over 280 basins around the world, with Canada home to oil sands deposits of 1.7 trillion barrels. The global development of this resource and the increase in oil production from oil sands has caused environmental concerns over the presence of toxic compounds in nearby ecosystems and acid deposition. The contribution of oil sands exploration to secondary organic aerosol formation, an important component of atmospheric particulate matter that affects air quality and climate, remains poorly understood.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2016
John Liggio, Shao-Meng Li, Katherine Hayden & et al
Nature
534
91–94
Tags:
Aerosols, Energy, Canada, Toxins, Atmosphere
Environment

Unusual weather leading to toxicity of food: UN report

xtreme weather conditions such as long spells of drought followed by heavy rains is leading to toxicity of food, a recent report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP ) said.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2016
International Business Times
Tags:
Environment, Extreme Weather Events, Food Crops, Agriculture, Toxins, Health, UNEP, Kenya, Droughts
Environment

Unusual weather leading to toxicity of food: UN report

xtreme weather conditions such as long spells of drought followed by heavy rains is leading to toxicity of food, a recent report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP ) said.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2016
International Business Times
Tags:
Environment, Extreme Weather Events, Food Crops, Agriculture, Toxins, Health, UNEP, Kenya, Droughts
Health

India orders inquiry into 'cancer-causing bread'

The CSE has urged the government to ban the use of toxic chemicals in bakery products

Publication Date: 
24/05/2016
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Health, Food Safety, CSE Study, Toxins, Health Effects, Cancer, CSE, India
Environment

UNEP Frontiers 2016 report: emerging issues of environmental concern

From the worrying rise in zoonotic diseases around the world to an examination of how climate change is increasing the toxicity of crops, a UNEP report seeks to highlight a number of the world’s key emerging environmental issues.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2016
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Sustainable Development, Finance, Diseases, Health Effects, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Plastics, India, Global, Toxins

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