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Featured Research

Researchers call for better results reporting in breastmilk studies

Flame retardants in some California homes exceed EPA guideline

Pollution from household and personal care products has been a blind spot for society, according to a new study based on Silent Spring Institute's Household Exposure Study

Kaiser builds on Silent Spring research - shows increased breast cancer risk from several common pharmaceuticals

Californians have elevated levels of toxic flame retardants in their bodies and in their homes, according to a new Silent Spring Institute study

Human hormones and pharmaceuticals leach from septic systems into Cape Cod ponds, according to Silent Spring's new study

Media Coverage

Cape water tested for harmful chemicals, The Cape Cod Times

Silent Spring scientists interviewed about breast cancer and our research on Cape Cod, WQRC

Solvent used in Cape pipes linked to birth defects, The Cape Cod Times

Chemical industry extinguishes effort to curb toxic fire retardants, Sacramento News & Review

Green alternatives exist for NStar's weed battles, The Cape Cod Times

National media brings attention to hormones in drinking water and consumer products, The Colbert Report, The New York Times & National Public Radio

Could Cape's Cancer Rates Be Linked To The Water?, WBZ TV

Fresh Water, Salt Water: Rx in H2O, The Cape and Islands NPR Station

New at Silent Spring Institute

The Festival of (Giving) Trees will raise money for the Institute, December 3rd - 6th, in Southbridge, MA

Barnstable Town Manager will host a public meeting to update citizens on Silent Spring Institute's recent studies of environmental links to health, November 18

Staff Scientist participated in panel on emerging contaminants at MET's Water Resources Conference, November 10

Did You Know?

In the five years since 3M phased out products based on the persistent organic pollutant perfluorooctane sulfonate, levels of perfluoronated contaminants in the blood of U.S. residents have dropped by half.