‘’For decades the mill sent polluting effluent—including dioxins and furans—down Blackbird Creek to the bay, delaying sexual maturity and reducing hormone levels, fat storage, gonad size, and population size of the fish there’’.
Environmental Health News interviewed our members Erin Ussery and Mark McMaster on this topic.
Our member Vikki Ho, PAssistant Professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Public Health at the Université de Montréal and a Researcher at the affiliated Hospital Research Centre, was Read more…
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are found in furniture, electronics, and kitchenware to slow the spread of flames in the event of a fire. “BFRs pose a significant risk, particularly during sensitive periods, from intrauterine life Read more…
By analyzing placentas, reserachers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique believe that they are able to find clues that identify potential risks of pathologies, from the birth of the child, and be able Read more…