Toxic Chemicals and Public Health
Toxics in our environment can adversely affect public health. For decades, since the start of PSR’s environment and health program, PSR worked to protect people and the environment from toxic pollutants. Toxic pollution can cause or is suspected to cause cancer, birth defects, reproductive issues and other serious illnesses. Infants and young children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to potential exposure.
PSR’s essential research and reports on potential health impacts associated with toxics continue to serve as vital tools for our partners, allies, and chapters who work on these issues.
Local Chapter Work
Some PSR chapters continue to do vital work regarding toxics at the local and state levels.
PSR chapters working on toxics issues:
Chesapeake PSR: Toxics and Health
Chicago PSR: Toxins & Health
PSR Florida: Resources
Greater Boston PSR: Health and Environment
PSR-Los Angeles: Toxics and Water
PSR Maine: Toxic Chemicals
Oregon PSR: Environmental Health
San Francisco Bay Area PSR: Toxics
Texas PSR: Toxics and Health
Healthy Fish, Healthy Families
September 2014
Latest Toxic Chemicals News & Actions
The term ‘turf’ is misleading
Op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine co-authored by Brita Lundberg, MD, Greater Boston PSR Board Chair.
‘This is acres of plastic’: Environmentalists concerned over artificial turf replacement at Newton high school
Boston Globe article quoting Greater Boston PSR Board Chair Dr. Brita Lundberg.
Why professional wet cleaning could be a green dry-cleaning solution
Spectrum News article quoting Martha Dina Argüello, executive director of PSR-Los Angeles.
State to consider environmentalists’ petition about PFAS in fracking
Article from the Santa Fe New Mexican citing PSR’s fracking chemicals in New Mexico report.