#dmcs #Toxins * The Overwhelming Burden of Toxin Exposure * Indiscriminate Danger .... " Early in 2007, a study organized by Environmental Defence, a Canadian organization dedicated to protecting the environment and human health, was designed to measure the level of chemical contaminants in the body of their politicians. The purpose was to more accurately gauge the level of toxins to which the human body is exposed daily and to illustrate that regardless of age, gender, location or profession, everyone is toxic to some degree. The participants were asked to provide samples of blood and urine, which were then sent for analysis to expert laboratories in Quebec, British Columbia and Missouri. What they learned, however, was not quite what they expected. Findings revealed that participants harbored an alarming number of toxins in their bodies — specifically 46 of the 70 pollutants for which the men were tested, many of which are linked to cancer, chronic illness, hormone disruption, birth defects and developmental delays, and decreased immune function. Among them were polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, banned in the United States since 1977 because of evidence that they accumulate in the environment and can cause harmful health effects in humans. According to one Ohio State University study, high exposure to PCBs can damage the liver and may damage the nervous system, and chronic exposure to PCBs may result in reproductive system problems. "
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:31:23 +0000
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