The Neighborhood Toxicologist

The Neighborhood Toxicologist summarizes information on chemical contaminants that impact our daily lives and our environment.

Showing posts with label persistent organic compounds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label persistent organic compounds. Show all posts
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Silencing Spring: WWRD

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First Pulished September 2008 in the Montague Reporter In her 1962 publication, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote about a spring in the ne...
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Making Lists: Dr. Cal's thoughts on priortizing chemicals

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Guest blogger, Dr. Cal Baier-Anderson, a toxicologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore ; and Environmental Defense, adds her own th...
Monday, July 30, 2007

From Our Town Dump to.....The fate of high tech waste, the journey begins

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Crossposted from Earth Forum: Sidney's post on Waste Management, prompted me to add this post. When I read his title, my own thoughts ju...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Doh! There's more to bioaccumulation than we thought!

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Here’s one for the “why didn’t we figure this out sooner” file, or maybe the “gee – those of us air-breathers really are different from our ...
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Emily Monosson
I am an environmental toxicologist, writer, consultant, and mother of two children aged eleven and thirteen. My focus as a toxicologist is the impact of emerging contaminants on human health and the environment, particularly on aquatic systems. I write for local newspapers and journals, reporting and interpreting current research on environmental contaminants. I am also involved in the development and stewardship of the Encyclopedia of Earth (www.eoearth.org). You can contact me at: emonosson@verizon.net
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