Paths of Pollution: PCBs and the Great Lakes
As industries began to proliferate around the Great Lakes and its tributaries, contamination also began to accumulate in its waters. PCBs, which do not biodegrade, were routinely discharged into the environment before scientific evidence revealed th...
Paths of Pollution: Great Lakes: The Health Effects of PCBs
The population of the Great Lakes region continues to suffer the health affects of PCBs. It is a probable carcinogen, it can affect the immune system, cause IQ deficits and problems integrating socially, and reproductive abnormalities. Some believe ...
The Delicate Balance, Part 2: Enduring Effect of Contaminates
Despite the fact that much clean-up has been done since the 1960s, the Great Lakes still contain fish that don't reach sexual maturity because of endocrine disrupting chemicals. A study of children whose mothers had eaten fish from the Great Lakes c...
Paths of Pollution: Great Lakes: Remediation Efforts
Remediation efforts in the Great Lakes Basin are ongoing. Most of the industry is found along the rivers and tributaries, and the objective is to remediate the sediments before they are swept into the open lake. The goal is to get the most highly co...
Endocrine Disrupters
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains that additives found in some of the plastic products most of us use every day are "endocrine disrupters."
Endocrine System and the Environment (Part One), The
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about the Great Lakes environment, where she and her team discovered that offspring of exposed animals were suffering adverse effects that manifested themselves via the endocrine ...
Endocrine System and the Environment (Part Two), The
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains what the endocrine system does and why it's so critical. She then discusses concerns about the link between exposure to chemicals in the Great Lakes in the mid 20th century and...
Health Issues and the Great Lakes Environment
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn discusses her work investigating the neurological deficits experienced by children whose mothers ate fish from the Great Lakes.
Economics, Public Policy and the Environment
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn observes that economic concerns often trump environmental issues in the public policy arena.