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Monday, October 22nd, 2007 by NCDSupport.com
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In the News: Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids’ bodies
By Jordana Miller CNN NEW YORK (CNN) — Michelle Hammond and Jeremiah Holland were intrigued when a friend at the Oakland Tribune asked them and their two young children to take part in a cutting-edge study to measure the industrial chemicals in their bodies. “In the beginning, I wasn’t worried at all; I was fascinated,” Hammond, 37, recalled. But ...
Sunday, January 14th, 2007 by NCDSupport.com
In the News: Catskills contaminated with mercury
Studies link coal-fired factories to pollution in 2 N.Y. mountain ranges New research has identified as many as 14 biological mercury “hotspots” in northeastern North America and suggests that contamination in wildlife is linked to pollution from coal-fired industry. The hotspots are areas where wildlife has excessive levels of contamination. One known hotspot occurs in the Adirondack ...
