Vorbeschmutzt: Ein Bericht über toxische Substanzen im Nabelschnurblut von kanadischen Neugeborenen
Pre-Polluted: A report on toxic substances in the umbilical cord blood of Canadian newborns
Canadian children are being born pre-polluted.
Environmental Defence tested the umbilical cord blood of three anonymous newborns in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton for PBDEs (flame retardants), PCBs (a banned chemicals), PFCs (found in non-stick coatings), Organochlorine pesticides, dioxins and furans, mercury and lead which are chemicals that are known to be pervasive in the environment and are linked to serious health problems. Out of the 310 chemicals tested for, a total of 137 were found in the three babies. ...
http://environmentaldefence.ca/prepolluted
CordBloodReport http://environmentaldefence.ca/sites/de ... ishWEB.pdf
