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Browse All News (235 KB PDF)
Contains all of the news stories and briefs listed below.
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The
beat goes on: Researchers consider aging baby boomers' health (71
KB PDF)
EPA proposes to study how environmental hazards affect a generation that turns
65 in 2011.
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Declining
water resources raise food concerns (125 KB PDF)
A model predicts tough times ahead for many African and Asian countries.
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California
to develop selenium standard for wildlife (71 KB
PDF)
State water standard would be the first to address wildlife as well as fish.
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Invasive
species drives selenium poisoning (79 KB PDF)
Preliminary research finds that contaminated zebra mussels put ducks at risk.
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Allegations
of manipulation lead to withdrawal of Cr(VI) report (83
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California EPA threw out the study because of charges that the scientific panel
catered to corporate interests.
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Lead
paint on former military bases poses risks to wildlife (84
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Many Laysan albatross chicks on Midway Atoll have malformed wings from eating
lead-based paint.
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Study
questions medical incineration emissions data (75
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Differing national waste-sorting practices make data very difficult to compare.
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Removing
endocrine disrupters from municipal landfill leachate (75
KB PDF)
Membrane technology may protect watersheds near landfills.
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2003
Green Chemistry Awards (75 KB PDF)
Researchers commended for product and process innovations.
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News Briefs
Fighting
environmental crime • ES&T
Associate Editors cited •
Maximizing
EPA and industry partnerships • Delivering
with fuel cells • Ontario
to exceed ozone treaty target • Reacting
to reactive chemicals • Farmers
violating GM crop requirements |