The Neighborhood Toxicologist

An ongoing debate about the health impacts of bisphenol A (BPA), the ubiquitous chemical used in production of polycarbonate - that hard cle...

Years ago as a budding toxicologist I studied a fascinating system called cytochrome P45 0 , so called because under certain conditions one ...

Say goodbye to PBDEs (well... at least in some states, in some products in the near future.) There’s one of those rare heartening report...

We recycle bottles, computers and paper. But what about clothing? Many of us think we’re doing some good by sorting through t-shirts and sho...

Electronic Recycling Parts I and II: Reprinted from the Montague Reporter Part I When I mentioned I was doing some research into e-waste, or...

As any toxicologist will tell you, and as most of us know, too much of a good thing - or in toxicology, too much of just about anything can ...

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...

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 ...

Our bodies are constantly working, transforming chemicals from one form to another like that bagel and cream cheese I had for breakfast into...

For those of us concerned with health and environmental impacts of new and old chemicals, the production and use of nanomaterials presents a...

There is a nice review of Emerging Contaminants , recently published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, by Susan Richardson. In it is a r...

Once again, the “miracle” chemicals that coat most of our fry pans, raincoats and the ever-white (well maybe after 10 years of leg-sweat an...

Many years ago a study out of England reported the discovery of mixed-sex fish (primarily male fish with eggs). Although nothing new now, t...

For those interested in nanotoxicology, there is a new journal called Nanotoxicology , published by Informa Healthcare. It’s a quarterly a...

I am still trying to understand the nano-world. It’s a big world and there are many different kinds of very small particles. But I’ve had ...

Obviously size matters for nanoparticles, or the world wouldn’t be making such a big deal of them. Size also matters when it comes to toxic...

“Must keep water out” was my mantra. The old red backpack, my faithful traveling companion for over twenty years, cross country, up mount...

I shouldn’t admit this, but I get an odd thrill on trash collection day. Maybe it’s because our two trashcans are packed so full that it’s a...