NEWS, SCIENCE and Links Summary by Lourdes Salvador

Playing with fire
Chemical industry extinguishes effort to curb toxic fire retardants
http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1179904

EPA Fines Tree Nursery for Pesticide Misuse, Worker Safety Violations
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2362

Toymaker giant Mattel exempt from toxics testing rules
http://www.saferstates.com/2009/09/toymaker-giant-mattel-exempt-from-toxic...

Honolulu City Council moves to kill conduct bill (odor)
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090904/NEWS03/909040372/-1/NEW...

September 3, 2009

Indoor plants found to release volatile organic compounds
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-09/asfh-ipf090309.php

Air conditioning linked to fewer heart-related hospitalizations.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/air-conditioning-rel...

September 2, 2009

Diesel Exhaust Is Linked To Cancer Development Via New Blood Vessel Growth
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/depexposure.htm

Images suggest childhood lead exposure linked to faulty brain wiring.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/childhood-lead-expos...

Traces of chemical BPA take sheen off bottles
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/689714

September 1, 2009

Mass. Health Bill Would Allow Warrantless Arrests, Quarantines
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/health-care/1797

Prenatal exposure to dioxin-like PCBs interferes with brain development
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=32...://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu&table=published

Fire fears in N.S. spark sanitizer ban
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/01/ns-swine-flu-hand-sanitizer.html

Time out for pesticides at school: Kill bugs without hurting kids
http://www.greenrightnow.com/kabc/2009/09/01/time-out-for-pesticides-at-sc...

I'll take my lipstick unleaded, please
http://www.ewg.org/kid-safe-chemicals-act-blog/2009/09/ill-take-my-lipstic...
Keeping chemicals out of the classroom
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/sports/story/51867.html

A bad mix: exposure may be "safe" only with one chemical at a time.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/bad-mix-exposures-s...

Prenatal exposure to dioxin-like PCBs interferes with brain development
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=32...//www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu&table=published

August 31, 2009

How little PVC is too much?
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/08/31/f-pvc-school-supplies.html

AAN Collaborates with CDC on H1N1 Vaccine Safety Monitoring
http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=757

School District Serves Healthier Choices with Organic, Locally Grown Foods
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2335

Cell Phones and Health: Is There a Brain Cancer Connection?
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS118309+31-Aug-2009+PRN2009...

August 28, 2009

National Environmenta Public Health Conference
https://www.team-psa.com/2009nephc/main.asp

Chemicals Leach From Packaging
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8735cover.html

Some Herding Dogs Sensitive to Horse Dewormers, Genetic Test Available
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=14804&src=EM

August 27, 2009

VA ends contract with UT Southwestern on Gulf War illnesses
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/082709dn...

August 26, 2009

It's Easy Being Green: Mystery Fragrances
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/08/ebg082609.html

August 25, 2009

A Dose Of Controversary
http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/08/25/2044554.aspx

August 24, 2009

Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/08/24/blood-mercu...

2009

Discontinued pajama flame retardant detected in baby products and house dust
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es902480t?cookieSet=1

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