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"How Plastic In The Ocean Is Contaminating Your Seafood"

"We've long known that the fish we eat are exposed to toxic chemicals in the rivers, bays and oceans they inhabit. The substance that's gotten the most attention — because it has shown up at disturbingly high levels in some fish — is."

But mercury is just one of a slew of synthetic and organic pollutants that fish can ingest and absorb into their tissue. Sometimes it's because we're dumping chemicals right into the ocean. But as a published recently in Nature, Scientific Reports helps illuminate, sometimes fish get chemicals from the plastic debris they ingest.

Source: NPR, 12/16/2013

Riverkeeper Raises Concern Over Fracking Waste As De-Icer For NY Roads

"A New York environmental group says the use of fracking waste on some of the state’s roads is occurring more than initially thought. The state agency that regulates the use of fracking brine says it ensures the waste does not have high concentrations of pollutants."

Source: WAMC, 12/11/2013

"EPA Tells Court U.S. Mercury, Toxics Rule Is Legally Justified"

"The U.S. environmental regulator argued in court on Tuesday that its rule limiting mercury and hazardous air pollutants is 'appropriate and necessary,' not an improper interpretation of the federal Clean Air Act as industry groups and some states contend."

Source: Reuters, 12/11/2013

"New Report: Unregulated Contaminants Common in Drinking Water"

"Traces of 18 unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from more than one-third of U.S. water utilities in a nationwide sampling, according to new, unpublished research by federal scientists. Included are 11 perfluorinated chemicals, an herbicide, two solvents, caffeine, an antibacterial compound, a metal and an antidepressant."

Source: EHN, 12/05/2013

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"How Plastic In The Ocean Is Contaminating Your Seafood"

Riverkeeper Raises Concern Over Fracking Waste As De-Icer For NY Roads

"EPA Tells Court U.S. Mercury, Toxics Rule Is Legally Justified"

"New Report: Unregulated Contaminants Common in Drinking Water"

"Dandruff Shampoo Could Mess Up Waterways"

"Simple Connections Pose Water Contamination Problems Across Colorado"

"Paulsboro Heals Slowly From Rail Spill"

Northwest Tribes Unite in Push for Tougher Limits on Toxics in Water

"Ann Arbor: Dioxane Plume Poses Threat To City's Water Supply"

"Toxic Flame Retardants May Be on Way Out"

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