By Kyle Steenland, Pier Bertazzi, Andrea Baccarelli, and Manolis Kogevinas In 1997 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; the most potent dioxin congener) as a group 1 carcinogen based on limited...
This interview with Dr. Linda Birnbaum in 2004, explains what is dioxin? how toxic is it? and does it cause cancer? Dr. Linda Birnbaum is the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Toxicology Division. At present she is the Director of...
By Arthur H. Westing WESTING ASSOCIATES IN ENVIRONMENT, SECURITY, & EDUCATION Haseltine, W., & Westing, A.H. 1971. The wasteland: beating plowshares into swords. New Republic (Washington) 165(18):13-15. Lohs, K., & Westing, A.H. 1982. Umweltkrieg oder...
By Egbert W. Pfeiffer WESTING ASSOCIATES IN ENVIRONMENT, SECURITY, & EDUCATION Matarasso, L., Lavorel, J., Pfeiffer, E.W., & Westing, A.H. 1969. Report of the attack by the United States on Dak Dam (Cambodia) in November 1969. Phnom Penh: Government of...
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The Victims of Agent Orange the U.S. Has Never Acknowledged
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America, Please Don’t Forget the Victims of Agent Orange
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