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How Do Agricultural Inputs Affect Rivers, Lakes and the Ocean?

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Algae blooms and the poisoning of aquatic life are just a few of the problems associated with our overuse of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer on our farms and in our backyards.

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Keeping Kids Safe From Environmental Hazards

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Kids are affected by the same environmental hazards as adults, only they’re more vulnerable given the fact that their bodies are still developing…

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Triclosan & Antibacterial Soaps: Bad for Our Health and the Environment?

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Antibacterial soaps & other products with triclosan are under fire for not being effective while causing health & environmental problems…

Alysson Muotri at the University of California San Diego Department of Pediatrics is using teeth analysis to identify gene abnormalities in children with autism, even in cases with no previous known genetic cause. Credit: Kris Krüg for PopTech (FlickrCC)

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What environmental factors are contributing to the autism epidemic?

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Dear EarthTalk: What is the latest thinking on the environmental causes (if any) of autism? I hear so much conflicting information I don’t know what to believe. —Bill Stribling, Austin, TX In the 1980s, about one in 2,000 American kids was diagnosed with autism. […]

Exposure to certain chemicals collectively known as “obesogens” may be contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, because exposure has been shown to interfere with the way we metabolize fat. Culprits include some pharmaceuticals, including antidepressants, as well as nicotine, many household cleaning products and air fresheners.

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Could Common Household Chemicals Cause Obesity?

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A growing number of researchers believe that certain chemicals collectively known as “obesogens” — including some pharmaceuticals (especially antidepressants), nicotine, and perhaps most worrisome, many household cleaning products and air fresheners…