Category Archives: Environmental Health Threats

Sociological Issues Relating to Mold: The Mold Wars

“This is a position paper intended to make a plausible argument on behalf of mold victims. Demonstrating precisely how particular legal rules may be impeding even handed justice in mold cases is a job for the legal community. Hopefully someone … Continue reading

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Public Citizen Webinar 3-19-10 – Discussion on Openness and Accountability – Question submitted – What law allows the EPA to exclude public comments and questions from the minutes of a public meeting they held?

    Public Citizen is holding a webinar today. They asked that questions be submitted regarding transparency in government. See below information and forwarded of two questions I submitted. Sharon, Thank you for signing up to join Public Citizen and … Continue reading

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ToxLaw.com post – Toxicology of mycotoxins

Posted by Sharon on 3/14/10 Toxicology of mycotoxins Robert R. M. Paterson and Nelson Lima IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho, Portugal Edited by A. Luch © 2010 Birkhäuser Verlag/Switzerland Abstract Humans are exposed to mycotoxins via ingestion, … Continue reading

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Fungi Can Change Quickly, Pass Along Infectious Ability

ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2010) — Fungi have significant potential for “horizontal” gene transfer, a new study has shown, similar to the mechanisms that allow bacteria to evolve so quickly, become resistant to antibiotics and cause other serious problems. This discovery, … Continue reading

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Editorial: HUD props up an apartment complex failing its tenants

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Harvard-educated Rene Campos Jr. made a fortune by buying, rehabilitating and reselling distressed private apartment properties. Today, at 46, he lives in a million-dollar University Park home, owns a $4 million vacation property in Hawaii, plays … Continue reading

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