In this Issue

Summer 2008

Regular Features

  • Across the Great Divide
  • Check This Out
  • Did You Know?

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Welcome to Environmentally Speaking

Laz Tzu - “Give A Man A Fish, Feed Him For A Day.
Teach A Man to Fish, Feed Him For A Lifetime” (more)
Warning: Summer May be Hazardous to Your Health

Ahhhh..... the dog days of summer, school is out those much needed “vacation” days can be expended, and a little vitamin D, via the sun could definitely give your skin a healthy glow. But wait with the sun a little rain must fall and the rain could be in the form of smog and uv exposure. (more)

Students Spend Summer Learning about Toxins

Four graduate level students from AMHPS member institutions participated in summer Internships and Fellowship programs. From June 9 - August 2 they conducted community outreach projects and laboratory experiments. (more)

Online Resource Center

It is finally a reality, AMHPS has developed and Online Resource Center which will provide access to publications, abstracts, and presentations created as a result of the ATSDR/AMHPS cooperative agreements. The first phase is complete and offers more than 30 publications to view and download. (more)


Across the Great Divide

Read how the country of Norway has used Xavier University research (funded by AMHPS/ATSDR cooperative agreement) as the basis for their National urban soil cleanup program. (more)

R e g u l a r  F e a t u r e s

Check This Out

Check This Out is a feature of eNvironmentally sPeaking, which will provide readers with interesting websites or information focusing on the environment





Did You Know

By turning off the tap while you brush your teeth - You'll conserve up to 5 gallons of water per day. Throughout the US, the daily savings could add up to more water than is consumed everyday in all of New York City.

www.gogreennola.org