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'I was poisoned:' Former Poe Hall students, staff say PCB exposure led to cancer, demand justice
Sandy Alford was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 after studying for years at Poe Hall. "I was poisoned," Alford said referencing the high levels of toxic chemicals Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs ...
Nearly a half century after the U.S. banned PCBs, communities around the Great Lakes are still digging the toxic chemical out of waterways.
Music, mice, and microscopic imaging combine to provide new insight into the effects of environmental chemicals on hearing loss. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and ...
Elevated concentrations of serum polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) increase the risk for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 30% among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Prior studies ...
Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has a detrimental effect on early cognitive development. Based on these observations, some researchers suggested that prenatal exposure to PCB may ...
The most abundant polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners found in the environment and in humans are neurotoxic. This is of particular concern for early life stages because the exposure of the more ...
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Lawsuit: Poe Hall PCB exposure gave plaintiffs breast cancer, violated constitutional rights
A group of former students, faculty and staff are suing North Carolina State University, alleging they developed breast cancer after years of unknowingly being exposed to toxic chemicals inside Poe ...
The Alabama Department of Public Health has updated its annual fish consumption advisory, warning anglers about mercury, PCBs and PFOS in several Alabama waterways. — In the Anniston ...
MONROE, Washington, November 14, 2021 (ENS) – A jury in King County Superior Court this week awarded $62 million in damages to eight people in King and Snohomish counties harmed by exposure to a toxic ...
A Seattle jury rendered its award on Thursday to six adults and seven children who alleged they suffered brain damage after being exposed to PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyls, at a school in the state ...
Music, mice, and microscopic imaging combine to provide new insight into the effects of environmental chemicals on hearing loss. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and ...
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