Word: colborne
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Colborn's research in the Great Lakes region led her to write the book, she said. Last night she discussed some of the issues of her work...
...Ninety-one percent of pollution entering Lake Superior is entering atmospherically, like DDT used in developing countries," Colborn said. Traces of the chemical DDT can be found in everyone's tissues in the world today, Colborn said...
Dangerous chemicals in the atmosphere can spread very rapidly--pollution in Florida can reach the Great Lakes in four days, Colborn said. The effects on wildlife, particularly those living in or near lakes, can be disastrous...
...Male fish don't reach sexual maturity in the Great Lakes," Colborn said...
Chemicals are also responsible for preventing animals from converting food into energy, causing them to waste away, in some casses as few as 18 days after birth, Colborn said...