Oregon & The Workplace

BENFRA will focus on two plant extracts, Gotu Cola and Ashwagandha and test their effects in mice and fly models.

Chlorpyrifos was shown to produce persistent nervous system damage measured by a test of visual search and shifting focus in a study.

Toxicology uses the power of science to help predict what, and how chemicals may cause harm.

Cannabis (marijuana) use is on the rise. Twenty-nine US States have legalized medical cannabis and 7 (including Oregon) have approved...

The Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society has selected an article written by investigators in the  laboratory of R. Stephen...

Lead is not particularly difficult to measure and detect, it requires knowledge, discipline, and usually resources to effectively remedy.

Potentially unsafe levels of arsenic and cadmium have been detected in the air of Southeast Portland.

During the Vietnam war, approximately 20 million gallons of herbicides, including about 10.5 million gallons of dioxin-contaminated Agent...

Improper use of pesticides in the home, on the farm, or in a forest can harm people, animals and the environment. The Pesticide and...