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Items Tagged with 'toxicology'

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Tadpoles

Pollutants play important role in the spread of diseases in wildlife

Pollutants like road salt can impact whether biodiversity helps or hinders disease outbreak
Barncard_Chris
Chris Barncard
September 5, 2023
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In the field of disease ecology, the outcomes of disease outbreaks in wildlife communities with varying biodiversity is the subject of intense debate.


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Water-PFAS

Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water

Study finds that PFAS detection was positively associated with the number of PFAS sources and proportions of people of color who are served by a water system.
May 17, 2023
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This is the first peer-reviewed study to show sociodemographic disparities in drinking water PFAS exposures and to statistically link sources such as landfills and airports to PFAS concentrations in community water systems.


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Plastics-Toys

120+ countries agree to ban a hazardous pesticide and two toxic plastic chemicals

Stockholm Convention list recently grew with the addition of UV-328 and Dechlorane Plus, and the pesticide methoxychlor.
May 12, 2023
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With labeling of toxic chemicals, workers and communities throughout the plastic waste stream can be alerted when they need to take precautions.


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Dairy Cow

EPA settlements resolve violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements

'These settlements exemplify how EPA holds commercial enterprises accountable for assuring that they do not harm the communities where they are,' says EPA New England Admin.
May 9, 2023
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All six companies promptly corrected the EPCRA violations after EPA inspections and have filed required reports about their use or generation of toxic chemicals under EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program.


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Seattle East Waterway

EPA's plan to clean up 120 acres of contamination, Superfund site expansion and more

Brownfield news map – May 4: Six stories covering Superfund and brownfield site developments around the U.S.
Stacey-Winconek
Stacey Winconek
May 4, 2023
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Here's the latest remediation news surrounding Superfund and brownfield sites from the U.S. EPA.


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EPA Region 7

How does EPA estimate deaths from PFAS?

The EPA estimates a total of 7,357 deaths could be avoided from reduced bladder and kidney cancer as well as reduced risk from cardiovascular disease.
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 11, 2023
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"They're saying, 'Hey, doctors, if you're treating patients who live in PFAS-contaminated areas, you need to do more for these patients,'" said Jamie DeWitt, an immunotoxicologist at East Carolina University.


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Trilene

Why TCE is an 'unreasonable risk' even when it's used as intended

EPA's finalized revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act notes trichloroethylene (TCE) poses unreasonable risks to human health. The next step is to develop risk management rules.
April 11, 2023
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Not assuming use of PPE in its baseline exposure scenarios reflects EPA’s recognition that certain subpopulations of workers exist that may be highly exposed.



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Beyond PetroChemicals

Beyond Petrochemicals releases new data showing petrochemical disasters can happen anywhere

The new data released by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Petrochemicals Campaign underscores how planned expansion of the petrochemical industry will heighten risks across the U.S.
March 10, 2023
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Today, in the wake of Congress’ first hearing on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Petrochemicals campaign released new data showing similar disasters are happening all over the United States.


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Liver

How vinyl chloride from the Ohio train derailment can damage the liver

Its health risks were discovered in the 1970s at a B.F. Goodrich factory in the Rubbertown neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
Juliane I. Beier PhD
Juliane I. Beier
February 28, 2023
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Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver.


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Flammable contents

Hazardous chemical truck crashes are more frequent, deadly than train derailments

Trucks carry about twice as much hazardous materials as trains, but the number of reported incidents, including spills, injuries and evacuations, is far higher.
Michael F. Gorman
February 27, 2023
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Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio, a truck carrying nitric acid crashed on a major highway outside Tucson, Arizona.


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