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"Special Report: Toxic America" [1]

Tonight CNN completes its two-day special report, "Toxic America," detailing some of the ways Americans are exposed to toxic chemicals, their effects, and what can be done to reduce human exposure.

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: CNN [6], 06/03/2010
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"'Dirty Dozen' Produce Carries More Pesticide Residue, Group Says" [7]

"If you're eating non-organic celery today, you may be ingesting 67 pesticides with it, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group."

Agriculture [8]
Chemicals [2]
Food [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: CNN [10], 06/03/2010
  • Read more about "'Dirty Dozen' Produce Carries More Pesticide Residue, Group Says" [7]

Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [11]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [13]
Chemicals [2]
Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Health [16]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Environmental Health [3]
Wildlife [19]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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June 21, 2010 to June 22, 2010

Chemical Toxicity Testing: The United States and Beyond [21]

In Washington, DC: Day One at the National Press Club, "The Future of Chemical Toxicity Testing in the U.S.: Creating a Roadmap to Implement the NRC’s Vision and Strategy" and Day Two at  Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies, "International Harmonization In Chemical Toxicity Testing: An EU Perspective on the Way Forward".

Professional Meetings [22]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [23]
Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Science [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]

Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [27]

A new US Geological Survey report indicates about 105 million US residents drink water from contaminated systems, often at pollutant concentrations that potentially pose a human health risk.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [2]
Health [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Government [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
  • Read more about Public Water Wells Often Contaminated [27]

Fracking Fluid Disclosure Takes an Industry Hit in House Committee [30]

"Colorado Democrat Diana DeGette withdrew a proposed amendment today from House water legislation that would have expanded regulation of a controversial oil and gas production technique some say has contributed to groundwater pollution."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Politics [31]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [32], 05/27/2010
  • Read more about Fracking Fluid Disclosure Takes an Industry Hit in House Committee [30]

SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [33]

Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [34]
Air [35]
Chemicals [2]
Pollution [17]
Government [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
  • Read more about SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2 [33]

"Study Ties Some Pesticides to Risk of ADHD in Children" [36]

A new study has linked attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to organophosphate pesticides, which attack the nervous system.

Chemicals [2]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: VOA [37], 05/26/2010
  • Read more about "Study Ties Some Pesticides to Risk of ADHD in Children" [36]

"Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants" [38]

"Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found."

Chemicals [2]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [39], 05/26/2010
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"FDA Tests Lipsticks, Finds Lead in All" [40]

"Tests conducted by the FDA last year on 22 red lipsticks found lead, a neurotoxin, in every single lipstick sample studied."

Chemicals [2]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Cox Newspapers [41], 05/26/2010
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