Whether you want to know about PVC in plastic products, how BPA leaches out of baby bottles, or about the chemical burden our bodies carry, you’ve come to the right place.
This section includes reports on the lastest science toxic chemicals and our health, published by leading experts in the field.
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UC Berkeley, School of Public Health
Study conducted by UC Berkeley found Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), which are used as flame retardants, to be higher in residents of California than of other parts of the U.S.
http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002874
Body Burden: The Pollution in People
Published By: Environmental Working Group
Date: N/A
Fire Retardants in Toddlers and Their Mothers
Environmental Working Group
In the first investigation of toxic fire retardants in parents and their children, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that toddlers and preschoolers typically had 3 times as much of these hormone-disrupting chemicals in their blood as their mothers.
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Published by: Coming Clean Collaborative
This report documents the results of a national biomonitoring project that tested 35 diverse people from seven states for contamination with three types of toxic, industrial chemicals.
http://www.isitinus.org/documents/Is%20It%20In%20Us%20Report.pdf
National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Published by: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the exposure of the U.S. population to chemicals in our environment. CDC has measured 212 chemicals in people\'s blood or urine—75 of which have never before been measured in the U.S. population.
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