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"NYC To Address PCB-Contaminated Caulk in Schools"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York City announced a pilot program Tuesday to address the problem of potentially hazardous PCBs in construction materials in some city schools."

Source: AP, 01/20/2010

"Chemicals Coat Apples Decades After Alar Scare"

"More than two decades after parents dumped apples from children's lunch boxes because of concerns about a chemical applied to the fruit, most researchers agree the crop is safer although most of it still carries pesticide residue."

Source: AP, 01/19/2010

"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

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