From plastics to flame retardants, the ubiquitous chemicals of our daily lives have raised public health concerns like never before. Inside the Beltway, however, data-crunching scientists are often no match for industry lobbyists and corporate lawyers. The exception, no doubt, is Linda Birnbaum, the toxicologist who leads, two little-known scientific agencies, the National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/chemical-soup-clouds-connection-between-toxins-and-poor-health
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/brendan-borrell
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-american
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxicology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-health