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Ontario Fish safer to eat?

Posted by Mel on March 23rd, 2009

So says this article in the Thunder Bay  THE CHRONICLE-JOURNAL on Monday, March 23, 2009.
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_local.php?id=173807
The article states that toxaphene levels in fish are trending down. What it does not tell you is thatLake Superior’s Lake Trout contain several times the level of toxaphene that would cause dirt to be classified as hazardous waste.
It may be […]

India’s Human Pesticide Contamination

Posted by Mel on March 16th, 2009

If you are still wondering if the UNEP, Stockholm Convention of 2001 is working, take a look at this from the “Times of India.” It is NOT!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kanpur/Did-You-Know/articleshow/4268225.cms
Quating:
# Many chemicals and pesticides that are used for crop production in India have since long been banned in countries such as UK, US and Germany.
# Pesticide intake for […]

Chlordane blood levels correlated with disease

Posted by Mel on March 13th, 2009

In this article: http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2009/03/12/6117/treatment-of-homes-for-termites-decades-ago-may-cause-diabetes-today/ , researchers correlate chlordane blood levels with diabetes and several other diseases.
The exposure is said to come from pre banning use to control termites and dietary inyake of meat and vegetables.
Unfortunately, the continuing presence of chlordane in fish and the fact that Inuit consume eight times the tolerable daily intake of […]