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What's Spike 80DF? 6 Facts About the Auburn Tree Poison

Harvey A. Updyke Jr., 62, has been arrested and charged with poisoning 130-year-old oak trees at Toomer's Corner, near the Auburn University campus. The act is said to have been motivated by the University of Alabama-Auburn University sports rivalry. Auburn University has created a Toomer's Oaks Update website that says...

Holiday Shoppers Beware: Toxin From Receipts May Lurk in Cash

(Dec. 8) -- Here's a new worry to add to your holiday shopping list: A toxic chemical may be lurking in your wallet. A study released today by the Washington Toxics Coalition found large amounts of Bisphenol A, a chemical that disrupts hormones and has been linked to cancer, on thermal paper receipts and dollar bills...

Lead, Cadmium Found in Kids' Drinking Glasses

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 22) -- Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" exceed federal limits for lead in children's products by up to 1,000 times, according to laboratory testing commissioned by The Associated Press. The decorative enamel...

Corexit: 5 Questions About Chemical Dispersant Answered

(Aug. 13) -- BP's runaway well is close to being officially killed for good, but that doesn't mean the problem it created will be solved. The nation's worst oil spill will continue to cause issues for a long time to come. One of those issues might stem from the inordinate amount of chemical dispersant, called Corexit,...

Study: Receipts Could Be Harmful to Your Health

(July 26) -- Cash-register receipts from many fast-food outlets, groceries, pharmacies, big-box stores and U.S. post offices contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A. A study released late today by the Environmental Working Group reported that a laboratory analysis it commissioned found the...

Background on Toxicology

Toxicology (from the Greek words - toxicos "poisonous" and logos) is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms.

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