Dr. Jim Maguire

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  Action Alert  Good news - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/17/2004    Last Visited: 3/7/2005  

  "It's kind of a brand new ballgame and we don't know enough," said Jim Maguire, director of the institute's aquatic ecosystem protection research branch.The effects of pesticides are better understood and regulated in Canada than personal care products, such as lotions and cosmetics, or prescription pharmaceuticals, said Maguire.
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  "It's kind of a brand new ballgame and we don't know enough," said Jim Maguire, director of the institute's aquatic ecosystem protection research branch.Residues of hormones are well known to disrupt the reproductive abilities of amphibians and fish.There is also suspicion that antibiotic residues working their way up the food chain may promote resistance to the drugs, while other medications could harm fetuses, and people who are ill or infirm.The effects of pesticides are better understood and regulated in Canada than personal care products or prescription pharmaceuticals, said Mr. Maguire."You need to know how long (the contamination is) lasting, and if it's being continually reintroduced but there's no country in the world that has enough information," he said.
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  Archived Water News Articles - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/22/2004    Last Visited: 9/13/2009  

  "It's kind of a brand new ball game and we don't know enough," said Jim Maguire, director of the institute's aquatic ecosystem protection research branch.
  
  Residues of hormones are well know to disrupt the reproductive abilities of amphibians and fish.
  
  There is also suspicion that antibiotic residues working their way up the food chain may promote resistance to the drugs, while many other medications could harm fetuses, and people who are ill or infirm.
  
  The effects of pesticides are better understood and regulated in Canada than personal care products, such as lotions and cosmetics, or prescription pharmaceuticals, said Maguire.
  
  "You need to know how long (the contamination) is lasting, and if it's being continually reintroduced but there's no country in the world that has enough information," he said.

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  Biography - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/4/2008    Last Visited: 11/4/2008  

  Jim Maguire

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  Jim Maguire - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/21/2005    Last Visited: 9/15/2008  

  Jim Maguire
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  Jim MaguireBranch Director Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research BranchPhone number: (905) 336-4927Fax number: (905) 336-6430

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  Metals in the Human Environment Research Network... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/20/2007    Last Visited: 10/20/2007  

  Dr. James Maguire
  
  Director, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Branch National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada867 Lakeshore RoadP.O. Box 5050Burlington OntarioCanada L7R 4A6
  
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  Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/5/2006    Last Visited: 9/5/2006  

  Jim Maguire, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Branch National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada

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  Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/6/2007    Last Visited: 7/5/2009  

  Jim Maguire, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Branch National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada

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  PharmEcology - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/18/2004    Last Visited: 6/18/2009  

  Jim Maguire, director of the institute's aquatic ecosystem protection research branch, was quoted in the article as saying, "It's kind of a brand new ball game and we don't know enough.

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  Prozac, Painkillers & Hormones Found in Tap Water -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/9/2004    Last Visited: 12/11/2005  

  "It's kind of a brand new ball game and we don't know enough," said Jim Maguire, director of the institute's aquatic ecosystem protection research branch.
  
  Residues of hormones are well known to disrupt the reproductive abilities of amphibians and fish.There is also suspicion that antibiotic residues working their way up the food chain may promote resistance to the drugs, while many other medications could harm fetuses, and people who are ill or infirm.
  
  The effects of pesticides are better understood and regulated in Canada than personal care products, such as lotions and cosmetics, or prescription pharmaceuticals, said Maguire.
  
  "You need to know how long lasting [the contamination is], and if it's being continually reintroduced -- but there's no country in the world that has enough information," he said.

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  Rt. Hon. Herb Gray's Visit to NWRI - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/3/2003    Last Visited: 10/19/2009  

  Hon. Herb Gray visits the high resolution mass spectrometry lab at NWRI and is briefed on emerging contaminants issues by Dr. Jim Maguire, Branch Director, NWRI.

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