Toxic Compounds in Toddlers & Preschoolers 3x Higher Than in Moms
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/090408182008_Toxic_Compounds_in_Toddlers_Preschoolers_3x_Higher_Than_in_Moms.shtml
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/090408182008_Toxic_Compounds_in_Toddlers_Preschoolers_3x_Higher_Than_in_Moms.shtml
Laboratory tests – conducted in collaboration with Dr. Åke Bergman, a preeminent environmental chemist – found that in 19 of 20 U.S. families, concentrations of the toxic chemicals known as PBDEs were significantly higher in 1- to 4-year-old children than in their mothers. The tests found the fire retardant Deca, banned in Europe but unregulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more often and in higher amounts in U.S. children than their mothers.
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Children's developing brains and reproductive systems are extraordinarily vulnerable to toxic chemicals. In the case of PBDEs, laboratory tests in peer-reviewed studies have found that a single dose administered to mice on a day when the brain is growing rapidly can cause permanent changes to behavior, including hyperactivity.
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