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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 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 Silent Spring Institute study

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

Media Coverage

Flame-retardant contact may harm fertility, WebMD

Cape water tested for harmful chemicals, The Cape Cod Times

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

Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project and Silent Spring Institute to co-sponsor "Breast Cancer and the Environment: What's the Connection?" in Wellesley, MA on February 24

Staff Scientist to speak on "Emerging Toxics Associated with Wastewater" in Falmouth, MA on February 24

Save the date, Thursday, May 6th, for the Friends of Silent Spring Institute Annual Dinner for the Susan S. Bailis Breast Cancer Research Fund

Executive Director, Julia Brody, invited as speaker on "Right-to-Know in Community-Based Participatory Research"

Did You Know?

In the 100 years since Rachel Carson’s birth, U.S. production of synthetic chemicals has soared, from less than 10 million pounds a year to more than 300 billion pounds a year