Toxins in Cetaceans

Toxins in Cetaceans

The orcas of the Salish Sea must co-exist with massive toxic contamination

Got Mercury - Turtle Island Restoration Network's mercury exposure calculator

US study links more than 200 diseases to pollution - 14th November 2004

Fear of river pollution prompts seminar on mobile sheep-dipping - 10th November 2004

Male fish producing eggs in Potomac River -  1st November 2004

Hong Kong dolphins lose the urge thanks to noise, pollution - 1st November 2004

Mercury facts   - 30th October 2004

Wildlife at risk from inaction on water pollution - 10th October 2004

Tumours found on lagoon dolphins - 3rd July 2004

Danger alert from fillings - mercury from crematoria smoke enters food chain - 1st July 2004

Plastic bags cause environmental havoc - 29th June 2004

Marine pollution policy under fire - 27th June 2004

Study shows higher malady rate in lagoon dolphins than open water cousins - 23rd June 2004

Cause of dolphin deaths remains elusive - 17th June 2004

Bohai Sea hit by two colossal red tides - 15th June 2004

Oxygen starved oceanic dead zones creating marinelife crisis - 3rd June 2004

Pollution and land activities threaten our seas - 30th May 2004

Dolphin rescued off Zambales Beach dies - 27th May 2004

Waste management needed to curb pollution in bay  - 25th May 2004

Indian River Lagoon pollution could trigger human health problems - 24th May 2004

Marine Corps air station may endanger Okinawa dugong population - 23rd May 2004

California sea otter deaths were associated with brain parasite - 20th May 2004

Plastic particles surf polluted waves  - 7th May 2004

Two more dead dolphins found on Florida panhandle beaches - 29th April 2004

Immediate measures needed to save oceans - 21st April 2004

Mystery swirls around dolphin deaths, 105 wash ashore during March - 18th April 2004

Oil project is death knell for whales - 17th April 2004

Dolphin advocates seek moratorium on waste releases - 17th April 2004

Scientists suspect algal bloom may be cause of sea otter deaths in Morro Bay - 15th April 2004

Sick sea otters washing ashore, domoic acid likely culprit - 15th April 2004

Potential red tide cure may be worse than problem - 15th April 2004

Peace River could be environmental potential time bomb - 14th April 2004

Scripps researchers identify neurotoxin in San Diego seawater – 12th April 2004

Florida Panhandle dolphin die-off appears over, investigation continues - 12th April 2004

Stricter regulations aim to protect marine ecosystems - 12th April 2004

EPA administrator can override industry set mercury abatement rules - 12th April 2004

A risk hidden in fish, mercury contamination - 10th April 2004

UN agency warns oxygen-starved ‘dead zones’ in seas threaten marine stock  - 29th March 2004

Red tide may have killed 97 dolphins - 28th March 2004

60 bottlenose dolphins dead in Florida Panhandle - 19th March 2004

Fish oil supplements may contain flame retardants - 17th March 2004

Dolphin deaths in Panhandle bay increase to more than 20- 12th March 2004

Human waste from septic tanks is fouling the Peel rivers, Western Australia - 7th March 2004

Tesco-owned store sells whale meat in Japan - 3rd March 2004

Animals’ Sexual Changes Linked to Waste, Chemicals - 1st March 2004

Tests find lagoon dolphins suffer stomach ulcers - 29th February 2004

Bush Plan to Cut Mercury Emissions “Dangerously Inadequate” - 26th February 2004  

Seals and dolphins wash up on Mexican beach - 24th February 2004

The Derwent, 200 years of destruction, toxin damaged Tasmanian ecosystem - 15th  February 2004

Pollution 'changes sex of whales' - 28th January 2004

Mercury fears with dead dolphins - 27th January 2004

Whale study reveals spread of ocean contaminants - 26th January 2004

Levels of toxins in fish continue to give cause for concern - 26th January 2004

Pollution peril for Australian dolphins - 19th January 2004

Study highlights pollution impact on dolphins -19th January 2004

Norway urged to reject oil plans - 22nd November 2003

Oil drilling gives cancer risk to North Sea fish, Norwegian study suggests - 20th November 2003

Commissioner Wallstrom's blood test is evidence of persistent chemicals - 6th November 2003

Algae biotoxin studied in July whale deaths - 23rd October 2003

UN donates £19m to clean up Russia's polluted Arctic shores - 23rd October 2003

Dumped dead fish are marine pollutant - 18th October 2003

Antidepressant, oestrogen and steroids found in Texan fish stirs concern - 17th October 2003

"Deep Trouble" -The Gulf in Peril - Naples Daily News 15 part series

includes video sequences posted 28th September to 12th October 2003

Environment Agency - NO to UK wet dock breaking of US ghost ships– 9th October 2003

Council tries to sink UK  scrapping of the US “ghost fleet” - 8th October 2003

EU scientists legalize controversial herbicide - 6th October 2003

Environment Agency faces legal challenge over ghost fleet - 6th October 2003

Developing nations are “set to dominate world fishing” - 3rd October 2003

New chemicals in Arctic’s toxic stew - 1st October 2003

EU softens chemicals bill, alarms green groups - 26th September 2003

Risk of toxic leaks by US ghost fleet due for UK disposal – 12th September 2003

Toxic 'ghost fleet' to cross English Channel - 5th September 2003

Coastline closed to seafood gathering due to PSP toxin- 25th August 2003

Dead whale samples reveal little information - 21st August 2003

Dolphin meat eaters in France? - 20th August 2003

Scientists probe death of whales - 5th August 2003

Toxic algae suspected cause of humback deaths - 4th August 2003

Researchers in Melbourne net dolphins for health probe - 3rd August 2003

Gulf of Maine whale deaths raising fears of toxic algae - 2nd August 2003

Test results expected next week may show what killed whales east of Cape Cod - 1st August 2003

Marine experts investigating humpback whale carcasses found off Cape Cod - 30th July 2003

Mercury Rising - EIA report mercury content of cetacean meat - pdf 379KB - 12th June 2003

Coastal Waters: A Pattern of Distress - posted 4th June 2003

High mercury levels found in rain - 29th May 2003

Ban -Hg - Wg demands Unilever halt toxic trade in mercury from India - 29th May 2003

Man-made chemicals are causing serious problems for wild animals - 29th May 2003

Deadly sea toxin continues to kill California dolphins and seals - 26th May 2003

Japan’s Consumers Union fears toxin levels in Norwegian whale products - 21st May 2003

Packaged whale meat in Japan contains high levels of mercury - 20th May 2003

Sea lions and dolphins likely ill from algae - 18th May 2003

Norway advises pregnant women against whale meat - 15th May 2003

Whalers furious about PCB and dioxin controversy  - 12th May 2003

Oslo scuppers plan to sell whale blubber to Japan - 7th May 2003

Nuclear dump plan for  offshore caverns comes under attack - 5th May 2003

Japan’s whale meat exceeds mercury density safety limits - 23rd April 2003

Red tide worsening; manatees recovering - 4th April 2003

Puzzled scientists probe cause of California otter deaths - 22nd March 2003

Global warming may worsen mercury pollution - UN - 4th February 2003

Toxins in South Australian dolphin populations - posted 27th January 2003

Health risk high toxin levels found in whale meat - 18th January 2003

Toxins threaten whale's survival - 11th January 2003

Risk to foetuses from mothers eating contaminated fish

Government’s green agency invests millions in companies that pollute - 7th January 2003

Summary, key findings & table of contents of UN Global Mercury Assessment  December 2002 pdf

Global Mercury Assessment - UN Report 25th November 2002 - (pdf 5.5Mb)

Guardians of the Sound - Environmental cleanup expert embarks on a new mission - 18th November 2002

Pollution endangers Baltic Sea fishing  - 2nd July 2002

Extreme Mercury Levels Revealed in Whale Meat - 6th June 2002

What the label does not say about cetacean meat (Japan) 19th May 2002

Mercury migration - The fish that feed us are killing us

Ecotoxicologist Warns of Pollutants Hurting Whales, Dolphins and Humans - 17th May 2002

Toxic algae may be killing marine mammals - 7th May 2002

Dead Orca is Toxic “Red Alert” - 7th May 2002

Natural toxin suspected in deaths of 22 dolphins - 23rd March 2002

Whales caught near Japan found contaminated with mercury - 16th February 2002

Pollution blamed for cancer ravaging Quebecs whales - February 2002

A disturbing whale watch in the Northwest - 16th February 2001

Organochlorine Concentrations in Resident Bottlenose Dolphins_Tursiops truncatus_in the Shannon Estuary - September 2000

Pollution and lack of food is killing orcas  - 24th August 2000





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