For years scientists have been trying to see if certain chemicals used
in industry affect the reproductive and neurological health of humans.
The U-S Environmental Protection Agency is getting ready to design tests
for the chemicals, but as the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester
Graham reports, money, politics and ignorance are interfering:
Tag: food chain
Old Mercury Resurfacing
A study to be published this month shows mercury, deposited in riversas long as forty years ago, is still getting into the food chain andcausing environmental and human health problems. The Great Lakes RadioConsortium’s Stephanie Hemphill explains:
Gender Disparity Endangers Yellow Perch
Scientists in Wisconsin say among yellow perch, males in Lake Michigan outnumber females by 9-to-1. Such a gender disparity may be detrimental to the food chain. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lisa Labuz has more:
Algae: The Missing PCB Link?
Toxic chemicals known as P-C-B’s haven’t been used in the U.S. for morethan two decades. But dangerous levels of P-C-B’s remain in the naturalenvironment and pose a threat to human health. To address this problem,scientists are trying to understand how these chemicals get into thefood chain. Now, a scientist at Northwestern University has found alikely answer. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Steve Frenkelreports: