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1.) Study of sex-ratio changes needs more money - Independent Online

19 hours, 1 minute ago | Thursday 08th of January 2009 11:47:00 PM

Study of sex-ratio changes needs more money Independent Online, South Africa - 19 hours ago Research in Limpopo has found evidence of decreased male fertility and genital damage in people linked to the use of the pesticide DDT in anti-malaria ...

2.) Ten Questions the Senate Should Ask Lisa Jackson - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Over one day ago | Thursday 08th of January 2009 05:13:00 PM

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Ten Questions the Senate Should Ask Lisa Jackson The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - Jan 8, 2009 The US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Lisa Jackson as US EPA Administrator next week. ...

3.) pelicans showing up dead in California - Chicago Sun-Times

Over one day ago | Thursday 08th of January 2009 03:23:00 PM

guardian.co.uk

pelicans showing up dead in California Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Jan 8, 2009 Years of exposure to the pesticide DDT had caused the birds' eggs to thin and collapse during nesting. In 1970 on Anacapa Island, the largest pelican ... Video: Experts Baffled by Increase in Sick Pelicans AssociatedPress Increase of Sick Brown Pelicans Baffles Experts TIME all 374 news articles

4.) How Bed Bugs Outsmart the Chemicals Designed to Control Them - PhysOrg.com

Over one day ago | Thursday 08th of January 2009 12:58:00 PM

How Bed Bugs Outsmart the Chemicals Designed to Control Them PhysOrg.com, VA - Jan 8, 2009 (PhysOrg.com) -- Bed bugs, once nearly eradicated in the built environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in urban centers such as New York ...

5.) Ask Eartha Steward - Summit Daily News

Over one day ago | Wednesday 07th of January 2009 05:31:00 PM

Ask Eartha Steward Summit Daily News, CO - Jan 7, 2009 Unfortunately, waterborne nurdles (termed ?mermaid tears?) are toxic magnets for pollutants like DDT and PCBs. Once a nurdle sucks up these toxins, ...

6.) FAKE HORMONES DISRUPT ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS - OpEdNews

Over one day ago | Monday 05th of January 2009 03:18:00 PM

FAKE HORMONES DISRUPT ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS OpEdNews, PA - Jan 5, 2009 There are literally hundreds of compounds such as DDT, PCBs, dioxins, furans and others that are endocrine disruptors. Even though we no longer use DDT, ...

7.) Malaria kills but DDT is worse - New Vision

Over one day ago | Thursday 01st of January 2009 01:06:00 PM

Malaria kills but DDT is worse New Vision, Uganda - Jan 1, 2009 ... a global treaty ratified by 160 countries to protect human health and the environment from Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) lists DDT as one of the ...

8.) Old chemicals found years later in marine mammals - Los Angeles Times

Over one day ago | Friday 26th of December 2008 02:03:00 AM

Old chemicals found years later in marine mammals Los Angeles Times, CA - Dec 26, 2008 Between the late 1940s and early 1970s, about 110 tons of DDT and 11 tons of PCB were dumped off the peninsula's White Point, the Environmental Protection ...

9.) Mapua land set aside for housing still toxic - Stuff.co.nz

Over one day ago | Sunday 28th of December 2008 04:08:00 PM

Mapua land set aside for housing still toxic Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Dec 28, 2008 The Environment Ministry released the highly technical 162-page report on Christmas Eve, just before closing for its Christmas break. ... Report fails to give the all-clear for toxic land Marlborough Express all 9 news articles

10.) Chemical pollution continues to haunt sea life - Los Angeles Times

Over one day ago | Tuesday 23rd of December 2008 02:11:00 PM

Chemical pollution continues to haunt sea life Los Angeles Times, CA - Dec 23, 2008 The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that between the late 1940s and the early 1970s, about 110 tons of DDT and 11 tons of PCB were dumped off ...

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