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Drinking Water Fact Sheet: Atrazine
Atrazine is the most widely used pesticide in U.S. agriculture and is the predominant member of the triazine herbicide family. Although EPA restricts use to certified applicators, atrazine is used extensively in the Midwest, as well as in the Appalachian region, New England, and the Coastal Plains. Some 80 million pounds of atrazine are applied annually, primarily to corn, sorghum, and other crops. It is also registered for use on lawns and golf courses. Read more »
Drinking Water Fact Sheet: Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) is a protozoan parasite known to infect humans and many animal species. The infective oocysts of Cryptosporidium are shed in the feces, and infection can occur by consumption of contaminated food or water, ingestion of contaminated recreational water, or through contact with feces of infected persons or animals. Cryptosporidium is not new, but is has gained recognition, both because it has become more widespread and because of evidence that there are potential life-threatening consequences of infection in the growing population of immunocompromised persons. Read more »
Drinking Water and Disease
What health care providers should know. Read more »
When public health crises occur, whether they be the unexpected side effects of a medication, a grave natural disaster or an epidemic, doctors are looked to as leaders and advocates for treatment and future prevention. In the event of a nuclear explosion, doctors would be the vanguards of the emergency response. Read more »
Five new fact sheets by PSR on the health impacts of global warming highlight information on heat-related illness, vector-borne disease, the impact on food supply, vulnerable populations, and global warming’s mental health effects. Read more »
Coal-Fired Power Plants
A fact sheet on the health impacts of coal-fired power plants. Read more »
Nuclear Subsidies in the Climate Energy Bills
Nuclear Subsidies in the House Climate bill (H.R. 2454) and Senate Energy bill (S. 1462) Read more »
Existing Subsidies and Incentives for New Nuclear Reactors
A fact sheet on the current subsidies and incentives for new nuclear reactors. Read more »
Comparison of House and Senate Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA) provisions
Both the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA) in the Senate and Subtitle J-Nuclear and Advanced Technologies of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) in the House make changes to the Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program and establish a new Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA). Read more »
The Medical and Public Health Impacts of Global Warming
As scientific evidence continues to mount that the earth’s climate is rapidly changing, it is clear that global warming is no longer just a prediction. Beyond the serious and potentially irreversible impacts on physical and biological systems, a growing body of research also suggests that global warming will adversely affect public health in a number of important ways. Read more »
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