Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: Daily unseen environmental hazards
Program Name: Healthy Environments: Protecting Children from Unseen Dangers
Broadcast Date: May 27, 2015
Broadcast Time: 10-11:00 a.m.
Program Topic: Environmental Diligence
Key Discussion Points:
a) Many of the hazards – lead, water and soil pollutants – aren’t visible, have odor or taste
b) These toxins can be very damaging to young children especially because of the dose-intensity relationship to their physical size, but long-term exposure over time can be equally damaging to
adults and seniors causing, for example, cancer and lung problems
c) There are resources in Maine to help residents test for and mitigate these dangers
Guests:
Andres Smith, State Toxicologist and Director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Program within Maine CDC
Nikki Fox, Community Health Coordinator with Healthy Acadia
FMI: http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/15115/20150612/insecticides-may-affect-cognitive-development-in-children.htm