> Endocrine Disruptors ...
Following snippet from a re****t (http://toxickydomov.cz/doc/6037.pdf)
prepared by Greenpeace on Persistent Organic Pollutants:
In early 2003, Greenpeace exposed the presence of persistent,
bioac***ulative chemical pollutants in samples of house dust taken
from homes across the UK. Research published by Greenpeace in October
2003 reveals that these same chemicals can be found in many consumer
products readily available on every high street. This re p o rt
completes the loop of chemical exposure by illustrating two disturbing
developments. Firstly, that many of the same chemicals used routinely
in consumer p roducts and present in house dust, are also present in
the human body, including in prenatal and newborn children. Secondly,
that these chemicals are likely to be having a detrimental effect on
the health of children and the human population at large.
Significantly, the re****t also draws together the available evidence
that illustrates how and why prenatal and newly born children are part
i c ularly at risk from chemical pollutants. The evidence presented
here, from academics, governments and well-respected international
institutions such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), is not
easily dismissed, contributing as it does to a growing bank of
international research that reinforces the conclusion of this re****t -
that current chemical legislation is failing to protect children from
a harmful chemical assault that begins from a child's conception.
The study focuses on seven key chemicals:alkylphenols (nonyl and
octylphenol), bisphenol
A, brominated flame retardants, organotins, phthalates, chlorinated
paraffins and
artificial musks.
The re****t uses available research to demonstrate:
=B7 the presence of these substances in children (and the human
population at
large)
=B7 the ways in which children are particularly exposed to these
substances
=B7 how this increased exposure increases the potential for detrimental
health impacts
=B7 the different illnesses and diseases that are now being linked to
this chemical
exposure
=B7 the specific health impacts
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