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environmental toxicology

EPA investigation into firefighting foams – Expert Reaction

EPA investigation into firefighting foams – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 April 2019

Firefighting foams containing banned chemical PFOS have been found at 17 sites across New Zealand by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). […]

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Meth contaminated homes, what’s the risk? – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 March 201629 March 2016

Costly clean-ups for ‘P’-contaminated homes have been grabbing headlines, but what are the real risks facing a family moving in? […]

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Endocrine disrupting chemicals and menopause – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 January 201529 January 2015

Women whose bodies have high levels of hormone mimicking chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the […]

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Prof Ian Shaw on dangerous dust

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 11 November 2014

Writing in the Press, University of Canterbury toxicology Professor Ian Shaw outlines the risk associated with dust thrown up by […]

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Packaging chemicals weaken vaccinations- experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 January 201225 January 2012

New research shows that perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), widely used in manufactured products such as non-stick cookware, waterproof clothing, and fast-food […]

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