New pathogens, mercury threaten Great Lakes, health of millions of residents
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(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.
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New York state needs to do a better job at reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and warning residents about fish contaminated with the poisonous element, environmentalists said Thursday.
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Scientists say a bacterial disease that can affect mammals, including humans, may be behind an increase in sea lions found dead on Oregon beaches recently.
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More than one-third of the nation's lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers contain fish that may be contaminated with mercury, dioxin, PCB and pesticide pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
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CHICAGO A new report is raising concerns about just how safe we&#39;d be if we&#39;re hit by a biological or chemical attack. The new findings are stunning and indicate that Chicago and other major cities would struggle to cope.
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Survivors from the gargantuan tsunami that swept across Asia will face a host of new threats in the coming days and weeks: viruses and bacteria in the water, diseases seeping from human remains, and the vulnerability to bugs and other predators that comes from having no shelter.
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New infectious diseases have been appearing more often, says a study that suggests "hot spots" where the next new germs are most likely to appear.
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Naturally-occurring arsenic in drinking water poses a growing global health risk as large numbers of people unknowingly consume unsafe levels of the chemical element, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Elevated mercury levels may be associated not only with neurological problems but with cardiovascular disease among adults as well.
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The National Resources Defense Council report shows Latinos, now a majority in some of the nation&#39;s most polluted areas, are particularly threatened by waterborne diseases, air pollution, pesticides and contaminants such as lead and mercury.
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Investigators are trying to determine the source of an outbreak of gastrointestinal infections on an island in Ohio. More than 1,000 visitors to South Bass Island in Lake Erie
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Hundreds of California sea lions have been sickened by a bacterial disease that also can infect humans, pets and other mammals, researchers said Friday.
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Authorities warn that millions of people could be killed. Humans, rather than animals, would be the carriers of the new flu. The high density of poultry and humans in several Asian countries has been blamed
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ITHACA, N.Y. - A new test will help scientists quickly detect a fast-spreading aquatic virus that threatens the Great Lakes fishing industry, according to its developers at Cornell University.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Patients who say silver,   mercury-containing tooth fillings caused health problems asked   a U.S. panel on Wednesday to recommend a ban on their use or at   least warnings for consumers.
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Contaminated wells may be the source of  the mystery illness that has stricken more than 1,000 visitors  to an Ohio island getaway in Lake Erie, authorities said on  Friday.
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Americans were cautioned about  eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly  one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from  mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection  Agency said on Tuesday.