Media Reviews
EHS scientists and fellows critique media coverage.
How are people exposed to chemicals in driveway sealants?
Minnesota Public Radio clearly covered the health issue of PAH pollution from blacktop sealants but didn't fully explain how people can be exposed to the carcinogen.
Households still a source of phosphorus.
Readers would benefit from knowing Lake Erie's main sources of phosphorus, a nutrient that may be responsible for the recent rash of algal blooms.
Some forms of mercury more toxic than others.
An article describing high levels of mercury in the Mackenzie River missed the chance to explain how the metal is connected to human health risks and that one form of mercury is of greater risk than the other.
Chesapeake Bay can recover.
Remarks mislead readers about the cause of low oxygen and the likelihood of the Bay's recovery.
