This interesting article: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/wildlife-cancer
discusses cancers in several types of wildlife. The main culprit seems to be chemicals such as PCBs and the banned persistent pesticides. The mechanism appears to be that these persistent organic pollutants (POPs) compromise the immune system and allow cancer to run out of control.
As usual, the researchers see POPs as being […]
An article from Chicago Public radio: http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=36121 describes a correlation between blood levels of DDE, the DDE environmental degradation product, and diabetes in Consumers of Great Lakes fish.
This is a first time link between DDT and diabetes. The mechanism of action of DDE to produce diabetes is stated as “not known.” That does not mean […]
This Canadian article warns of the subtle toxicity of Great lakes fish.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/2009/07/10/10088996.html
Unfortunately it says nothing about the fact that in the northern lakes, toxaphene is the most toxic component and is not even measured or communicated.
Please write your state or Provincial health authorities and insist that toxaphene be measured and communicated in fish consumption advisories.
