Un estudio halla hasta 52 tipos diferentes de plaguicidas en 90 muestras de frutas y verduras; sólo peras y lechugas presentaban hasta 10 sustancias distintas. More:
El Correo (Spanish)

A persistent chemical formerly used in Scotchgard still contaminates most fish in U.S. rivers and the Great Lakes despite a phase-out a dozen years ago, a new federal study shows. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency researchers found perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in all of the 157 fish sampled from nearshore waters in the five Great Lakes and in 73 percent from 162 rivers. More:
Environmental Health News

INDIANAPOLIS — Federal and state environmental agencies are investigating the discovery of PCB contamination inside a Wal-Mart warehouse that the company shut down last month. Early testing suggests caulking used in the expansion joints of the 50-year-old warehouse's concrete floor and insulated siding could be sources of the PCB. More:
The Republic - Indiana, USA
WBIW.com - Hundreds Of Indianapolis Walmart Warehouse Workers Tested For PCB Exposure

Scientists tested household dust as well as laundry wash-water from 20 homes in the Washington cities of Longview and Vancouver. They also took samples of incoming and outgoing water from two wastewater treatment plants that discharge into the Columbia River. They detected flame retardants in all of those tests. More:
EarthFix - Oregon, USA

Depuis que les études sur les pesticides sont indépendantes (2011), les résultats deviennent éclairants. Le réseau d'action européen contre les pesticides met en garde contre le manque de prise de conscience des risques. More:
France inter (French)

A group of Indian and American researchers have found that some species of bacteria have the potential to decompose residues of commonly used pesticide Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), which is now identified as a global pollutant. More:
India Today

Madrid - La decisión de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) de autorizar un insecticida vetado desde los setenta como recurso último para combatir la malaria en los países pobres ha tenido un precio para la salud, especialmente de los niños, y un grupo de investigadores españoles ha desvelado cuál es. More:
radio intereconomía (Spanish)

Deslauriers Island, Quebec - The gulls that inhabit Deslauriers Island every summer are the most contaminated colony in Canada when it comes to flame retardants, including one compound that has accumulated in their eggs at concentrations up to 44 times higher than elsewhere. More:
Environmental Health News

A number of leading international researchers, amongst others from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, recommend that fluorochemicals are only used where they are absolutely essential. More:
R&D Magazine

In this review the biostatistical developments since about the year 2000 onwards are discussed, mainly structured for repeated-dose studies, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive and ecotoxicological assays. More:
Statistical evaluation of toxicological bioassays – a review (Review article)

New testing shows low levels of a banned toxic chemical are still showing up in a variety of everyday products including paints, newspapers, magazines and cardboard food packaging. The tests found the compound at low levels in 49 different products, according to a report released by the The Washington Department of Ecology. More:
EarthFix

Children from the Midwest involved in a prospective study are the third U.S. birth cohort to show strikingly consistent associations between prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and impaired performance on neurodevelopment tests later in childhood. More:
Environmental Health Perspectives

Waste from soft furnishings like curtains, cushions and sofas should be discarded with the same caution as electronics, say scientists. Both types of waste contain brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which have been shown to damage the environment and human health. More:
Planet Earth Online

Vietnam will stop using all types of machinery and equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), one of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), by 2020 and safely dispose the substance by 2028.
VietNamNet - Viet Nam

The Agricultural Ministry has taken measures to control pesticides with a view to safeguard public health and the environment as the Ministry found that it is compulsory to change the act on pesticides to meet the modern day requirements. Organic fertilizer is suitable for the country's agriculture as Sri Lanka still practices traditional methods. More:
www.news.lk - Sri Lanka

In all urban markets of Nepal, farmers are selling heavily poisoned vegetables and fruits. This is because of the overuse of insecticides and pesticides. And toxic chemicals are used to preserve fruits and vegetables during transportation and storage till they reach the consumers. More:
The Himalayan - Nepal

Birds are providing some insight into contamination in the Great Lakes. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are observing the nesting patterns of tree swallows along the banks of the lakes and are collecting blood from their babies to monitor levels of some toxins. More:
The Columbus Dispatch - USA

On June 13, 2014, the World Bank approved a US$ 8.10 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF)* for Egypt’s “Sustainable Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Project (POPs)” More:
The World Bank

When Penelope Jagessar Chaffer became pregnant, her obstetrician warned her to avoid alcohol, cigarettes and mercury-laden tuna. Dangers posed to her unborn child by industrial chemicals such as flame retardants, pesticides and plastics, however, never came up. Chaffer's prenatal care experience is more or less the norm, according to a national survey that gauged obstetricians' stances on counseling pregnant patients about environmental health hazards.More:
www.huffingtonpost.com

Tests on 125 consumer and children’s products show some manufacturers have replaced flame retardants banned in many products sold in Washington, with unregulated - but also potentially toxic - chemicals. A report containing test results is available. More:
Bonney Lake Courier-Hearld - USA