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Recent News

Are everywhere chemicals contributing to lifestyle diseases?

30 Jan 2020November 27, 2020
This post was originally published in Envirobites Article: Radke EG, Galizia A, Thayer KA, Cooper GS. 2019. Phthalate exposure and metabolic effects: a systematic review of the human epidemiological evidence. Environment…
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Forever Chemicals: What’s going on

27 Sep 2019November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Kirk M, Smurthwaite K, Bräunig J, Trevenar S, D’Este C, Lucas R, Lal A, Korda R,Clements A, Mueller J, Armstrong B. The PFAS…
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How hormones in lakes harm aquatic life

13 May 2019November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Article: Kidd KA, Paterson MJ, Rennie MD, Podemski CL, Findlay DL, Blanchfield PJ, Liber K. 2014 Direct and indirect responses of a freshwater…
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How climate change can alter the toxicity of chemicals

10 Jan 2019November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Introduction We know climate change can affect our health in a multitude of ways— like by increasing rates of  many diseases and temperature-related…
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Can your pet’s pest control product harm you?

2 Dec 2018November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites If you have put a flea or tick powder on your dog (Figure 1) or cat, you likely got exposed to the chemical…
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At risk from atrazine?

2 Oct 2018November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States (see figure). Atrazine is applied in agricultural lands, roadsides, and…
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The science behind the pesticide that was almost banned

5 Sep 2018November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Last year, there was considerable news coverage on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to not ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide which is believed…
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The impact of three insecticides on endangered species

15 Jun 2018November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites According to the U.S. Endangered Species Act, all federal agencies must ensure that their actions do not harm the existence of endangered or…
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The environmental impact of the world’s most famous weed killer

11 May 2018November 3, 2019
This post was originally published in Envirobites Weed killers are sprayed (see figures 1 and 2) to control land weeds on agricultural fields, residential lawns and golf courses. They are…
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