Institute of Environmental Toxicology

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Gene-Drive Modified Organisms Are Not Ready to Be Released Into Environment	The emerging science of gene drives has the potential to address environmental and public health challenges, but gene-drive modified organisms are not ready to be released into the environment and require more research in laboratories and highly controlled field trials, says a new report from…	2016-06-09
Despite mercury, South River activities are OK	Standing ankle-deep in the South River, Kadrin Anderson watched as her 2-year-old son grabbed thick rocks out of the cold riverbed before heaving them back into the water. Anderson, who is five months pregnant with her second child, lives in Staunton and is a science teacher at a local…	2015-06-02
Once-common marine birds disappearing from our coast	The bird-counters stood in the windy bow chattering into headsets and scanning the Strait of Juan de Fuca with binoculars. “Scoters,” Sherman Anderson said. “Three of them. At 11 o’clock. Look like surfs.” “Marbled murrelets,” he…	2014-07-25
Water Quality Decline Has Slowed	According to the latest Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program Annual Report for 2010-11 (Matthews et. al., 2012), our community’s primary drinking water source continues to decline in water quality. The rate of decline has slowed as indicated by some water quality parameters; however, other parameters…	2012-07-18
Markiewicz named to toxics workgroup		2012-02-07
April Markiewicz named outstanding contributor at toxicology organization		2011-10-12
Bellingham must do more to protect Lake Whatcom	Anyone who cares about Lake Whatcom or clean drinking water has to be discouraged by the findings in the 2010 Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program. The annual report compiled by scientists at Western Washington University has documented significant problems in the lake for more than two…	2011-03-28
Report Shows Phosphorus Levels Rising in Lake Whatcom	Lake Whatcom still has problems according to the latest report from Western Washington University researchers. Dr. Robin Mathews says development is the likely culprit.	2011-03-18
New members named to Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel and Ecosystem Coordination Board	The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council has named the following individuals to the Partnership Science Panel and Ecosystem Coordination Board. Wayne Landis, appointed to his first term on the Science Panel, is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Toxicology, part of the…	2010-12-02
Realizing risks could have prevented oil spill disaster	"The worst oil spill in U.S. history could have been prevented had basic risk assessment and a strict permitting process been followed, said an environmental toxicologist who spoke Tuesday at Southern Oregon University. Wayne Landis, director of the Institute of Environmental…	2010-06-16

Gene-Drive Modified Organisms Are Not Ready to Be Released Into Environment

The emerging science of gene drives has the potential to address environmental and public health challenges, but gene-drive modified organisms are not ready to be released into the environment and require more research in laboratories and highly controlled field trials, says a new report from…

2016-06-09

Despite mercury, South River activities are OK

Standing ankle-deep in the South River, Kadrin Anderson watched as her 2-year-old son grabbed thick rocks out of the cold riverbed before heaving them back into the water.

Anderson, who is five months pregnant with her second child, lives in Staunton and is a science teacher at a local…

2015-06-02

Once-common marine birds disappearing from our coast

The bird-counters stood in the windy bow chattering into headsets and scanning the Strait of Juan de Fuca with binoculars.

“Scoters,” Sherman Anderson said. “Three of them. At 11 o’clock. Look like surfs.”

“Marbled murrelets,” he…

2014-07-25

Water Quality Decline Has Slowed

According to the latest Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program Annual Report for 2010-11 (Matthews et. al., 2012), our community’s primary drinking water source continues to decline in water quality. The rate of decline has slowed as indicated by some water quality parameters; however, other parameters…

2012-07-18

Markiewicz named to toxics workgroup

2012-02-07

April Markiewicz named outstanding contributor at toxicology organization

2011-10-12

Bellingham must do more to protect Lake Whatcom

Anyone who cares about Lake Whatcom or clean drinking water has to be discouraged by the findings in the 2010 Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program.

The annual report compiled by scientists at Western Washington University has documented significant problems in the lake for more than two…

2011-03-28

Report Shows Phosphorus Levels Rising in Lake Whatcom

Lake Whatcom still has problems according to the latest report from Western Washington University researchers.

Dr. Robin Mathews says development is the likely culprit.

2011-03-18

New members named to Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel and Ecosystem Coordination Board

The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council has named the following individuals to the Partnership Science Panel and Ecosystem Coordination Board.

Wayne Landis, appointed to his first term on the Science Panel, is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Toxicology, part of the…

2010-12-02

Realizing risks could have prevented oil spill disaster

"The worst oil spill in U.S. history could have been prevented had basic risk assessment and a strict permitting process been followed, said an environmental toxicologist who spoke Tuesday at Southern Oregon University.

Wayne Landis, director of the Institute of Environmental…

2010-06-16