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Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine
The Maine Labor Group on Health is part of a broad coalition of non-profit
organizations in Maine working to eliminate bioaccumulative from our environment.
The mission of this project is to protect human health from exposure to toxic
chemicals. The Alliance promotes safer alternatives and clean industry. The alliance
builds partnerships that focus on environmental solutions as a public health priority.
The lead organization in the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine is
The
Environmental Health Strategy Center.
Arsenic, found in CCA pressure-treated lumber, and Mercury, found in common fish,
have both become a large health risk in the United States. Here are a couple fact
sheets on these toxins.