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Candles, fire and lead poisoning. Never use a candle with a shiny metal wire inside the wick. Editorial. Times Record, 4 Sep 01. More >>

Maine lead screening. More effort needed. Editorial. Bangor Daily News, 28 Aug 01. More >>

Maine mercury filling law lets patients make informed choice. Enactment of a new state law requires dentists to distribute informational brochures to patients requiring fillings about the pros and cons of mercury amalgam and mercury-free fillings. Editorial. Portland Press Herald, 26 Aug 01. More >>

Maine legislators and health officials correct to want all kids tested for lead. Editorial. Portland Press Herald, 22 Aug 01. More >>

Act now to halt Maine lead poisoning. Universal screening, combined with a modest state support to help low-income families get resident-specific reports on lead exposure in their homes, may help preserve the health of thousands. Opinion Editorial. Portland Press Herald, 16 Aug 01. More >>

Arsenic standards. Testing of private wells and strict standards are urged. Editorial. Bangor Daily News, 2 Aug 01. More >>

Groups call for national ban on sale of arsenic-treated lumber for playgrounds. News Release. Environmental Working Group, Healthy Building Network, 23 May 01. More >>

Bedrock could be source of Bayside (Northport, Maine) arsenic, researchers say. News Release. University of Maine, Orono, 4 May 01. More >>

Air pollution seen in cadmium problem. Unhealthful levels of cadmium in the livers of deer and moose result from air pollution and uptake of the toxic metal in vegetation. Opinion. Bangor Daily News, 2 Apr 01. More >>

Cleaner burning in Maine. Support expressed for diverting PVC plastic away from incineration. Editorial. Bangor Daily News, 23 Mar 01. More >>

Bill would reduce dioxin pollution from waste — don't burn PVC plastic, say lawmakers, doctors, environmentalists. A proposal to regulate PVC plastic, which forms dioxin when burned or incinerated as waste, resulted in a new law that bans the open burning of household trash. News Release. Natural Resources Council of Maine, 14 Mar 01. More >>

Coordinated effort can reduce lead poisoning. Screening and testing can arm parents with the information they need to protect their children from exposure. Editorial. Portland Press Herald, 27 Feb 01. More >>

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