Saturday, July 23, 2005

t r u t h o u t - Dozens of Chemicals Found in Most Americans' Bodies

t r u t h o u t - Dozens of Chemicals Found in Most Americans' Bodies: "In the largest study of chemical exposure ever conducted on human beings, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that most American children and adults were carrying in their bodies dozens of pesticides and toxic compounds used in consumer products, many of them linked to potential health threats.

The report documented bigger doses in children than in adults of many chemicals, including some pyrethroids, which are in virtually every household pesticide, and phthalates, which are found in nail polish and other beauty products as well as in soft plastics."

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