Pesticides and Other Contaminants in the Environment

• Rachel Carson Council Home Page.
• Link to Dr. Bill's Spider Research
• Movies
  • USDA 1960s Pesticide Spot
  • EPA pesticide tests on humans
    • Part 1 (~10 min)
    • Part 2 (~10 min)
    • Part 3 (~10 min)
  • BPA and other chemicals in the environment
• The Dose Makes the Poison—Or Does It? by Nancy Trautmann
• EPA Lead Link
• Scorecard for Jefferson County is here.
• Listen to Disappearing Frogs on National Public Radio. More on frogs here and here (go to hour 2). Requires RealPlayer- Get the free copy here if you don't have it installed.
• Red Tide Link
• See coccolithophorid blooms in the Bering sea.
• Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone See an image here.
• Pfiesteria and Chickens (NPR report- Requires RealPlayer)
• Human Symptoms of Pfiesteria. (NPR report- Requires RealPlayer)
• In Secret Readings: A heavy toll of disease fuels suspicion and anger
• Cuyahoga River Pictures
• Love Canal (Wiki)
• Love Canal (EPA)
• Bhopal Disaster (Images from 1984, 30,000 dead)
• Bhopal BBC , Union Carbide, Dow Chemical
• Bhopal Disaster (Wiki)
• Bhopal Disaster (Book Chapter)
• Superfund
• Rocket fuel in your water
• Exxon Still Won't Pay for Valdez Oil Spill