Host Steve Curwood talks to University of Wisconsin Professor Anders Andren about a call for a ban on the use of 11 “persistent toxic substances,” including several chlorinated compounds, along with lead and methyl mercury. An advisory committee to the US-Canada International Joint Commission says the chemicals are unsafe in every known concentration.
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