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Why you should care about pesticides

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Dr. Warren Porter, UW Madison, Departments of Integrative Biology and Environmental Toxicology

New perspectives on pesticide use and their unintended health consequences at very low exposure concentrations.  Dr. Porter will speak about how low-level contaminant, pesticide mixtures affect and alter developmental processes, neurological function, immune function, and endocrine function in animals.  Dr. Porter has received numerous awards for his studies.

Sponsored by Friends of North Point, with support from the Sheboygan River Basin Partnership. This program is not library sponsored.