By Anna TurnsFeatures correspondent
Chris JordanChris Jordan's photos of dead albatross chicks quickly went viral and inspired environmental activism around the world (Credit: Chris Jordan)Chris Jordan's 2009 photos of dead albatross chicks with plastic in their guts went viral. Anna Turns looks at how it changed our response to the plastics crisis
When photographer Chris Jordan first stepped onto Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in September 2009 to document " Read More...
Explore More Ex-Mr. Universe Calum von Moger revealed in a series of online posts before he jumped out a window that his life had gone “off the rails” — amid two arrests and the death of his “best friend’’ dog and a pet lizard.
The drama of the 31-year-old bodybuilder’s recent years — which also included a house nearly burning down and an alleged road-rage incident — emerged amid encouraging reports that he would pull through his May 6 apparent suicide attempt. Read More...
Example: 2,3,7,8-TCDD (tetradioxin), 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF (pentafuran)Potential Health Effects in Humans and Animals:
Dioxin is classified by the National Toxicology Program and the World Health Organization as a known human carcinogen. Dioxin causes increases in cancers throughout the body and is believed to intensify the effects of other toxic chemicals. Some workers with high level exposures developed rare cancers of connective and soft tissues called soft tissue sarcomas. Dioxin is a known endocrine disrupter. Read More...