Four of the most hazardous - PCBs, dioxins, dieldrin and toxaphene - were used to calculate consumption safety guidelines. The researchers recommended that only a half to one meal - defined as ...

This insecticide is used on cotton, cereal grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables. It has also been used to control ticks and mites in livestock. Toxaphene was the most widely used pesticide in the US ...

They include industrial chemicals like PCBs and pesticides like DDT. The 12 targeted POPs include eight pesticides (aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, mirex, and toxaphene), two ...

Researchers measured the levels of industrial pollutants - PCBs and dioxins - and agricultural pesticides such as toxaphene and dieldrin. They examined 700 fish, some bought in London supermarkets ...

“They were dead wrong.” Besides toxic levels of sodium chloride, the dust is laced with pesticides such as DDT, hexachlorocyclohexane, toxaphene, and phosalone—all known carcinogen ...

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are synthetic compounds that have innate protection from environmental degradations, and are thus, ecologically persistent. They can be purposefully delivered and ...

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are synthetic compounds that have innate protection from environmental degradations, and are thus, ecologically persistent. They can be purposefully delivered and ...

Publications in analytical and environmental chemistry, lab management, careers, nonfiction. Past work experience includes: PCB/dioxin/furans, toxaphene, herbicides, GHG analysis for Agriculture ...

Our Environmental Assessment Program's Toxics Studies Unit (TSU) works with the Manchester Environmental Laboratory and other partners to identify the sources of toxic contaminants in Washington’s ...

I am an environmental historian who explores the connections between waste, water, climate change, and wildlife in northern watersheds. Author of 5 books, 52 peer-reviewed articles, and public-facing ...

BPC is now accepting registration forms for the 2024 Obsolete Collection Events. Each October, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control conducts a program to collect and properly dispose of banned and ...