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Vanessa Ward

Endocrine Disruptors IV: Cancer in Our Foods - 1 views

www.nativeshop.org/...8-endocrine-disruptors-iv.html

shared by Vanessa Ward on 22 May 10 - Cached
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds that include over one hundred different contaminants
  • PAHs are persistent compounds. They are not easily broken down, so they can last for a long time. Also, they bioaccumulate—the higher up in the food chain you go, the higher the concentration of PAHs within the organism.
  • To be safe, there are several ways of reducing exposure to PAHs
  • Vanessa Ward on 22 May 10
     
    I thought this was an interesting introductory site to PAH's and how they relate to endocrine disruption. The main focus is on PAH's, which are the result of incompletely burned material such as coal, wood, oil, or gas. Eating grilled foods could increase the exposure to PAH's as well as cigarette smoke, exhaust and even natural sources such as forest fires. Exposure to PAH's could lead to the development of cancer.
suwhitte

BP's Corexit Increases Uptake of Endocrine Disruptors in Fish - What Will It Do to Peop... - 0 views

firedoglake.com/...fish-what-will-it-do-to-people

PAH oil toxicity Corexit dispersant

shared by suwhitte on 25 May 10 - Cached
  • suwhitte on 25 May 10
     
    Report by an M.D. describing the ED effects of the dispersant used to "manage" the BP oil spill. Includes link to article on how PAH uptake by fish is increased when exposed to the dispersant (Corexit - give me a break on the name!).
Liz Richardson

Crude Oil Toxicity - 1 views

www.sciencecorps.org/crudeoilhazards.htm

oil toxicity PAH

shared by Liz Richardson on 24 May 10 - Cached
  • Liz Richardson on 24 May 10
     
    For Charlotte: EEDs do not have to be hormone based, they can just influence the natural functions of hormones. This site is recently developed to help people understand the effects of the BP Oil spill in the Gulf. I hope it is informative.
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