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Drink a toast to tap water: study suggests water consumption benefit outweighs THM hazard
Many water treatment systems use chlorine to disinfect drinking water. However, chlorine reacts with dissolved organic matter in water to create...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 11/01/07 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Another test for lead effects: early childhood exposure influences end-of-grade scores
Low-level lead exposure has been linked to decreased aptitude--or ability to learn--on standardized IQ tests for school-aged children. Moreover,...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 08/01/07 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Driven to extremes: health effects of climate change
Last year was one for the record books. In 2006, the United States experienced the warmest surface temperature since 1895. It was also the eleventh...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 04/01/07 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Chloramine catch: water disinfectant can raise lead exposure
Many water treatment systems around the nation have stopped using chlorine to disinfect drinking water. Chlorine reacts with dissolved organic...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 02/01/07 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Ahead by a hair: preterm delivery and maternal mercury intake
Pregnant women often receive confusing information about whether or not they should consume fish and fish oils. Protein and unsaturated fatty acids...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 01/01/07 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Hypothesis Decay? Blood lead-fluoridation link not confirmed
Numerous studies of various populations have shown that adding fluoride to drinking water prevents dental decay. However, a 1999 study in...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 01/01/06 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Louisiana's wetlands: a lesson in nature appreciation
Hurricane Katrina's disastrous flooding of the Gulf Coast confirmed three decades of warnings by scientists. Most of New Orleans is below sea...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 01/01/06 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Arsenic and prostate cancer: acquiring androgen independence
Scientists already suspect that prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death in U.S. men, is linked with chronic arsenic exposure. Now...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 09/01/05 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
Combined sewer system: down, dirty, and out of date
When combined sewer systems were introduced in 1855, they were hailed as a vast improvement over urban cesspool ditches that ran along city streets...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 07/01/05 by John Tibbetts · More from publication -
America's oceans: a blueprint for the future
The nation's coasts and oceans are undervalued as an economic force, their ecological value is often misunderstood, and as a resource they are...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 02/01/05 by John Tibbetts · More from publication
