The findings are not unlike those that linked the pesticide DDT to the problem of laying thin eggs shells among peregrine falcons.

If you take care of your lawn properly, then you may not need to put out as much pesticide.

Cadmium has a similar chemical structure as calcium. It attaches to the soil the same way that calcium would and competes with calcium for those binding sites. As calcium would normally move through the food web, cadmium moves through instead.

My work should trigger further interest in studying the effects of cadmium on wildlife. Birds are exceptionally good indicators of environmental problems. Because they have to eat a lot to stay alive, high levels of contaminants go through their system.

We are laying all our eggs in one basket. I think there will be great resistance to continue to leave those rods laying around those communities.

If you're just sucking eggs and it's not working out for you - then find something that makes you want to get out of bed in the morning, hit the floor running, and say, "Damn, this is going to be a great day." Because when you wake up in the morning, you're already ahead of the game.