New study links mercury emissions and autism
Several studies have shown that children exposed to mercury emissions have a higher risk of brain damage. A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio links industrial mercury emissions with increased rates of autism.| Script

Dangerous Chemicals in Dry Cleaning
Ever notice a chemical smell on the clothes you bring home from the dry-cleaners? That smell is the offgassing of perchloroethylene, or Perc, a hazardous air and groundwater pollutant.| Script

Food Travel
The average meal in the United States travels fifteen hundred miles from farm to dining table. | Script

Growing Your Own Food
If you want to be sure your food is healthy and fresh, grow it yourself. | Script

Prevent Lead Exposure
Lead toxicity has been associated with poor school performance and delinquent behavior. | Script

Indoor Air Quality
The air inside your home may be worse than outdoor air quality even in large polluted cities like Houston or Los Angeles. | Script

Safer Home Products
Take a look around your home. How many things are made from plastic and other chemically-treated synthetic materials? | Script

Clean Green Schools
Children and teachers are more likely to be healthier and perform better in schools that are clean and green. | Script

Healthy spaces for children
When the environment is unhealthy, being small makes a big difference. | Script

Air Pollution and Cancer
Many lifestyle changes can be made to help prevent cancer. But exposure to air pollution is a risk factor beyond your control. | Script

Air Pollution and Asthma
Asthma attacks are life-threatening and can be aggravated and possibly caused by air pollution. | Script

What's in the Air?
The safest thing to do on red or purple ozone days is to stay indoors - take cover, it's not safe to breathe the air. | Script

Human Body Under Attack
The human body is an amazingly complex self-healing defense system, and it is increasingly under attack. The invader rides quietly on the most essential element in the environment - the air we breathe. | Script

Persistent Organic Pollutants
Concern is growing worldwide over the long-term health effects of chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants. | Script

Juvenile Delinquency and Heavy Metals
We tend to blame childhood behavioral problems and juvenile delinquency on growing up in a dysfunctional family. But heavy metals and toxic chemicals in the environment also may contribute to developmental and behavioral problems. | Script

Ozone Travels
We usually think of ozone as a problem for city dwellers, but ozone and the pollutants that cause ozone can be carried hundreds of miles from the source of pollution.| Script

Childhood Vulnerability to Toxins
Early infancy and childhood are critical windows of vulnerability from exposure to toxins. | Script

Healthy Baby Begins with Healthy Parents
During pregnancy, exposure to air pollution and occupational exposure to toxins can increase health risks for a developing fetus. Even before conception, the health of the parents can impact the health of the child. | Script

Global Warming and Skin Cancer
The greenhouse gases that are causing global warming may also contribute to higher risks for skin cancer. | Script

Air Pollutants In the Blood
Toxins from the air enter the blood stream when they are inhaled, or absorbed through the skin or the intestines. Blood passes through all organs and tissues, and can carry these toxins into them as well as oxygen and other beneficial substances. | Script

Lung Disease And Air Pollution
Studies show an association between air pollution and an increase in hospital admissions and death due to respiratory disease. | Script

Foods Organic Only
Organic foods provide a health benefit to consumers by reducing exposure to pesticides.| Script

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children
Exposure to lead can cause damage to the brain and kidneys. Very high levels of exposure can cause seizures, coma and death. | Script

Indoor air quality worse than ever
It has been estimated that poor indoor air quality at the workplace costs approximately $1 billion dollars a year in related medical expenses and costs employers about $60 billion a year in sick leave payments and lost production. | Script

Nanotechnology: Benefits and Dangers
Nanotechnology is leading a new revolution in science and technology. So what are the benefits and dangers of this new technology? | Script

Health Effects of Coal Plants
The coal boom carries with it a mother load of toxins like arsenic, carbon monoxide, chlorine, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxides and many others. Some of these toxins cause cancer. | Script

Medicine in Your Own Backyard
Step outdoors and check out the natural areas near your home, especially the wild ones that have weeds growing in them. Getting acquainted with the native plants in your area can open up a world containing all the medicine you may need. | Script

Noise pollution affects health and well-being
Peace and quiet can be hard to come by in the city. Noise is everywhere. We learn to ignore it but noise pollution affects our health and well-being.| Script

Ozone and your health
Protecting public health and the environment is the goal of the EPA's National Air Quality Standard and limits on ozone levels. When it comes to limiting ground level ozone, many large cities do not meet these standards. What does that mean for your health? | Script