items (plastic) removed from the gullet of a fledgling laysan albatross
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Today: Toxins in the Environment. Tours this week “Toxic Garbage Island” movie W 4/21 at 5pm in JES A121A (hmwk #8). Items (plastic) removed from the gullet of a fledgling Laysan albatross http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/08/31/plastic-litters-our.html. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Items (plastic) removed from the gullet of a fledgling Laysan albatrosshttp://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/08/31/plastic-litters-our.html
Today: Toxins in the Environment...
Tours this week
“Toxic Garbage Island” movieW 4/21 at 5pm in JES A121A(hmwk #8)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0
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Published in 1962
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Resources move from producer to consumers,and so do toxins.
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Bald eagle populations decreased because of DDT and other toxins.
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The accumulation of toxins in the eagle causes “fragile egg syndrome”
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In the late 1700's there were an estimated 100,000 bald eagles in the continental U.S.
By 1963 there were 417 nesting pairs.
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1967-73 bald eagle listed as endangered
1972 DDT use banned in the U.S.
2007 bald eagle delisted
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/population/chtofprs.html
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Even though the bald eagle is no longer listed as endangered, there are still problems...
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On Catalina Island, CA only about 18% of bald eagle eggs have hatched over the past 15 years, largely because of DDT contamination in the eggs.
http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/Incubation%20Facility.html
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Catalina Island egg hatching2005- 3 of 9 fertile eggs2006- 5 of 82007- 7 of 9
http://www.iws.org/bald_eagles/Incubation%20Facility.html
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/science/25eagl.html
Bald eagles in New York have been found with elevated mercury levels.
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We add thousands of chemicals to the environment each year...
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BPA
estrogen
BPA is an estrogen mimic; it binds to estrogen receptors.
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BPAU.S. produces more than 2.3 billion pounds per year
Linked to health problems in animals and humans
There is significant debate about whether it is safe, and at what concentration it can have detrimental affects
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Bisphenol A is released from polycarbonate drinking bottles and mimics the neurotoxic actions of estrogen in developing cerebellar neurons. Toxicology Letters. Volume 176, Issue 2, 30 January 2008, Pages 149-156
BPA is released from some plastics (polycarbonate), but not from
others (HDPE)
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Bisphenol A is released from polycarbonate drinking bottles and mimics the neurotoxic actions of estrogen in developing cerebellar neurons. Toxicology Letters. Volume 176, Issue 2, 30 January 2008, Pages 149-156
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Bisphenol A is released from polycarbonate drinking bottles and mimics the neurotoxic actions of estrogen in developing cerebellar neurons. Toxicology Letters. Volume 176, Issue 2, 30 January 2008, Pages 149-156
BPA mimics the effects of estrogen
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Elevated BPA found in people with heart problems and diabetes
Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults. Iain A. Lang, PhD; Tamara S. Galloway, PhD; Alan Scarlett, PhD; William E. Henley, PhD; Michael Depledge, PhD, DSc; Robert B. Wallace, MD; David Melzer, MB, PhD. JAMA. 2008;300(11):1303-1310.
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BPA has been found in over 90% of urine samples in people around the world.
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What criteria should be used to determine the safety of a chemical?
What should the balance be between convenience, economy, and safety?
How should conflicting or controversial data be interpreted?
Who should make these decisions?
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Items (plastic) removed from the gullet of a fledgling Laysan albatrosshttp://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/08/31/plastic-litters-our.html
Next: Human Overpopulation
Tours this week
“Toxic Garbage Island” movieW 4/21 at 5pm in JES A121A(hmwk #8)