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Why it matters
Editorial: Toxic planet
1st October 2009
Melting ice-caps and rising sea-levels tell us the writing is on the wall. But the poisons in our bodies tell us that it is also written in our blood. The air, water, land – and consequently our bodies – are suffused with deadly chemicals. The solution to toxic pollution, like climate change, is not technology but sustainability.
What we're doing Wrong
Fire proof?
8th May 2009
Canada moves to ban a chemical used in electronics and textiles that is potentially toxic – but the chemicals brought as replacements are not tested for toxicity first, and are already being found in wildlife.
What we're doing Right
Mercury mop-up
12th July 2008
New material dampens the danger of mercury in energy efficient bulbs
Why it matters
Legacy of lead
7th June 2008
For the first time researchers have shown a direct link between childhood exposure to lead and criminal arrests years later
Why it matters
Mercury falling
3rd November 2007
Mercury is still at dangerously high levels in sport-caught fish in the Great Lakes, but it would only take a few years to change if we clean up our act now