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Action Alert: Tell Congress to stop the chemical lobby from rolling back our health protections
Action Alert: Tell Congress to stop the chemical lobby from rolling back our health protections Every family has a right to be protected from toxic chemicals in the products we buy, water we drink, or the food we eat. The chemical lobby is working hard to undermine protections that ban harmful chemicals, require health and safety data before chemicals can be used, and uphold the right of states to act. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was updated in 2016 to reduce exposures to harmful chemicals linked to chronic diseases like cancer. The law is working, and that’s why the chemical lobby ...
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Transcriptomic and developmental effects of persistent organic pollutants in sentinel fishes collected near an arctic formerly used defense site
Alaska contains over 600 formerly used defense (FUD) sites, many of which serve as point sources of pollution. These sites are often co-located with rural communities that depend upon traditional subsistence foods, especially lipid-rich animals that bioaccumulate and biomagnify persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Many POPs are carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting compounds that are associated with adverse health outcomes. Therefore, elevated exposure to POPs from point sources of pollution may contribute to disproportionate incidence of disease in arctic communities. We investigated PCB concentrations and the health implications of POP exposure in sentinel fishes collected near the Northeast Cape FUD site on Sivuqaq ...
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Mercury in a Warming Arctic: Science, Public Health Hazards and the Path Forward
As the Arctic warms at four times the global rate, Alaska is experiencing rapid permafrost thaw that is reshaping landscapes, ecosystems, and community health. For millennia, mercury has accumulated and remained locked within frozen soils—absorbed by Arctic vegetation from global atmospheric circulation and deposited as plants died and decomposed. As climate change accelerates thaw, this mercury is being released into rivers, wetlands, and surrounding environments, creating new and uncertain pathways for exposure. Mercury is a potent neurotoxic metal that poses serious risks to the brain, heart, and immune system. Once released, it can enter rivers, accumulate in fish, marine mammals, ...