Silent Spring Institute In the News
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Study Examines Women's Household Exposure Experiences
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The Environmental Factor, Newsletter of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), January 2009 read more »
Hormonal compounds found in Cape Ponds
Scientists convene in Charleston to help Obama fight cancer
Charleston City Paper, December 10, 2008 read more »
Toxic contamination starts at home: Study
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Canwest News Service, November 21, 2008 read more »
National Study Builds On Silent Spring’s Work On Household Chemicals
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The Enterprise, November 21, 2008 read more »
Study Finds Elevated PBDEs in California
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The Environmental Factor, Newsletter of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), November 2008 read more »
Californians have highest levels of flame retardant chemicals in their bodies
Did the state kill my cat?
Study: Californians Have High Flame Retardant Amounts in Their Blood
The Daily Californian, October 14, 2008 read more »
Leno asks Governor to ban controversial fire retardants by executive order
Californians have world's highest levels of flame retardants
Californians have much higher levels of flame-retardant PBDE in their blood
Fire retardants showing up in blood, scientists report
Californians have higher levels of fire retardants in homes, blood
California exposed to much more penta-BDEs
Californians Have Toxic Flame Retardants in Their Blood at Levels Twice the National Average
Cape Cod radio interviews Silent Spring scientist about pond study
Drugs and hormones found in Cape ponds
Not finished yet
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Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 116, Number 5, May 2008 read more »
EPA drops ball on danger of chemicals to children: Agency oversight panel out of money and, critics say, beholden to industry
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 29, 2008 read more »
Board of Directors Chair Ellen Parker named “Heroine” by Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women Press Release read more »
Julia Brody comments on the Breast Cancer Fund's State of the Evidence
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), March 20, 2008 read more »
Ponds on Cape Tainted by Pharmaceuticals
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The Cape Cod Times, March 11, 2008 read more »
Two Mass. Groups Selected for $54K in EPA Environmental Education Grants
Environmental Protection Agency, Release date: 02/26/2008 read more »
Wood floor finish fingered as source of PCBs
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Environmental Science and Technology Online, February 6, 2008 read more »
Toxic PCBs still present in wood floor finishes
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NewsInferno.com, January 17, 2008 read more »
Floor finish is lingering source of toxic PCBs: 50 years later, old floor polish still a threat
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The Daily Green, January 16, 2008 read more »
50-year-old floor finish may be cancer link: Cape Cod homes still show high levels of PCBs
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TheBostonChannel.com, January 16, 2008 read more »
Environmental Justice Grantees Meet in Boston
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Environmental Factor, January 2008 read more »
House Dust: Toxic and on Your Table
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The Globe and Mail, December 27, 2007 read more »
Health for All: The Environmental Health/Justice Nexus
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Gristmill, December 13, 2007 read more »
Silent Spring Continues Breast Cancer Research
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The Barnstable Patriot, November 22, 2007 read more »
Web Site Shows Health, Environment Link
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The Cape Cod Times, November 17, 2007 read more »
Breast Cancer: Environmental Link?
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WCVB Television, Boston, October 8, 2007 read more »
Against the Tide: Chase Stays Focused on “The Wake-up Call”
The Cape Codder, July 12, 2007 read more »
Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Cancerous chemicals
Chemical Compounds Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Ruthann Rudel, senior scientist, talks with Pacifica Radio about “Environmental Factors in Breast Cancer” published in Cancer
Pacifica Radio, May 14, 2007 read more »
Study ties pollution to cancer
Breast cancer causes explored
Common Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer; Of the 216 compounds, many are in the air, food or everyday items
Integrating Health and Environmental Information to Improve Outcomes
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ECOStates: The Journal of the Environmental Council of the States, Winter 2007 read more »
Mapping Environmental Health and Justice
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The Standard-Times, January 8, 2007 read more »
"The Point" with Mindy Todd reports on Silent Spring Institute's Household Exposure Study
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The Cape and Islands NPR Stations
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Clearing the Air: How to Avoid Indoor Air Pollutants
The Green Guide, January/February 2006 read more »
PBDEs in Dust and Dryer Lint
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Environmental Science & Technology, January 12, 2005 read more »
“Pervasive Chemicals” editorial from the Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Times, February 5, 2004 read more »
Are U.S. Homes a Haven for Toxins?
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Environmental Science and Technology, November 1, 2003 read more »
Mapping the environment and breast cancer on Cape Cod, MA
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Kennedy, T., J.G. Brody. 2003. read more »