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"Arctic Polar Bears Imperilled by Man-Made Pollution"

"The long term survival of polar bears is being threatened by man-made pollution that is reaching the Arctic. This conclusion comes from a major review of research into how industrial chemicals such as mercury and organochlorines affect the bears."

Source: BBC Earth, 01/15/2010

"NY Senator Calls for Cadmium Ban in Kids' Jewelry"

"Reports of high cadmium content in children's jewelry imported from China have prompted a senior U.S. senator to press for legislation that would ban the toxic heavy metal as a hazardous substance from those products and toys."

Source: AP, 01/13/2010

"Study Sees Parking Lot Dust as a Cancer Risk"

"Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are showing up at alarming levels in dust in homes, prompting concerns about the potential health effects of long-term exposure, a new study shows."

Source: InvestigateWest, 01/13/2010

"Behind Mass Die-Offs, Pesticides Lurk as Culprit"

"In the past dozen years, three new diseases have decimated populations of amphibians, honeybees, and — most recently — bats. Increasingly, scientists suspect that low-level exposure to pesticides could be contributing to this rash of epidemics."

Source: YaleE360, 01/11/2010

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