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The Legacy of Erin Brockovich: Chromium Contamination in Drinking Water

October 13, 2009

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
cancer, drinkingwater, erinbrockovich, hexavalentchromium, simplesteps

Almost ten years after Julia Roberts played the title role in the movie, the saga about chromium contamination in drinking water continues. The current sequel opens in California on Monday, when the Cal/EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)...continued

My Toxic Dog: Personal Experiences with Flea Collars

April 23, 2009

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
cancer, children, collar, epa, flea, greenpaws, neurologic, pesticide, pets, propoxur, simplesteps, tetrachlorvinphos

When my team at NRDC decided to study whether flea collars leave a hazardous residue on cats and dogs, we really didn't know if there was a problem. It seemed possible that we wouldn't find much, and that the residues...continued

Health Risks at Schools

December 8, 2008

Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment

Tags:
air, asthma, cancer, children, health, monitoring, pollution, school, TRI

Last summer I stood in a school yard next to the huge cement kiln in the town of Oro Grande, California. It was hard not to be impressed. The school was new, and the soccer field was perfectly manicured. The playground...continued

Gina Solomon
Gina Solomon
Senior Scientist
San Francisco
I've been a Senior Scientist at NRDC for twelve years, and my work is focused on protecting people...
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