Monday, February 7, 2011

Toxic chemicals in pregnant women? A Q&A with Sarah Janssen

Toxic chemicals in pregnant women? A Q&A with Sarah Janssen
http://www.mnn.com/family/babies-pregnancy/stories/toxic-chemicals-in-pregnant-women-a-q-a-with-sarah-janssen

"Dr. Sarah Janssen looks at why 163 chemicals are in the bodies of pregnant women.

This January, a study by the University of California San Francisco confirmed that pregnant women carry multiple chemicals in their bodies that can be passed onto their fetus. Published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the study evaluated data collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2003-2004. Overall, 43 banned as well as currently used chemicals -- including PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, PFCs, phenols, PBDE flame retardants, phthalates -- were detected in 99-100% of over 250 pregnant women."

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