Dioxins
Tainted fish
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The four groups of chemicals that trigger consumption advisories — PCBs, mercury, dioxins and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfate) — have all been associated with endocrine disruption.
PCBs
Toxic tourism (our favorite kind): Bloomington, Indiana
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Last week, I took off from the tumult of Madison for a few days to talk to undergraduate journalism students at Indiana University. But the best part was my unofficial Toxic Tour of Bloomington, led by Steve Higgs, the IU lecturer who brought me out there.
Fish
Data for fishermen: How long until the fish are safe?
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In the best-case scenario, we’ll be able to eat all the Lake Michigan lake trout we want without worrying about getting cancer from the PCBs — in another 20 years. Less optimistically, we might have to wait until 2046.