Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Newborns inspire toxicity research


"Ken Cook stood in front of a large screen, looking at an ultrasound pulsing in the background.  "Ten people have inspired important work in the health policy realm," said Cook, co-founder and president of Environmental Working Group. In blood samples taken from these 10 people, scientists found 287 toxic chemicals. "We know for sure they weren't exposed [to the chemicals] through food consumption, air pollution, water or from where they work," he said to a crowd in Conner Hall Tuesday."

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