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Charlie is Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Health.
Charlie Pizarro
Charlie is Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Health.
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April 7, 2010
My colleague, office neighbor, and friend Caroline Cox is a renowned environmental health activist and an unassailable exponent of scientific integrity. She knows our field. Since Caroline is out of town, I’m writing to share with MomsRising readers something she has called “really important.” Less understated than Caroline, I’ll call it a once-in-a-generation opportunity to demand your right to know which toxic chemicals the pesticide industry is dosing you with . Right now, you have no such right because pesticide companies aren't required to disclose the many inert chemicals in their...
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January 27, 2010
So it turns out that cadmium (atomic number forty-eight, for those of you scoring at home) is more than a long-forgotten square on the periodic table. It’s also a toxic heavy metal found in our children’s jewelry. Earlier this month, the Associated Press (AP) revealed that it recently found high levels of cadmium in children’s jewelry bought from major retailers. In a few cases, the cadmium levels were shockingly high, with some kids’ pieces made from more than 80% of the toxic metal. Since the news broke, media crews and concerned parents have been flooding into our office and burning up our...
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