I'll have to investigate my sons' trendy deodorants and hair gel.

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From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:18 AM
Subject: Chemicals in blood samples show that a strong REACH is
necessary .


>
> WWF bloodtesting campaign: Chemicals in blood samples show that a
> strong REACH
> is necessary
> .
>
> Since spring 2005, WWF Europe has been developing a biomonitoring
> campaign,
> with the support of EEN and Eurocoop. It investigated the type and
> levels of
> chemical contamination in three generations of 13 families (child,
> mother and
> grandmother). The families were chosen among 12 European countries
> (Denmark,
> Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland,
> Sweden and
> Luxemburg).
> The chemicals analyzed were 107 persistant, bioaccumulative and/or
> endocrine
> disrupting chemicals. Some of them (DDT and PCBs) have been banned
> for years
> but could still be found mostly in grandmothers’ blood samples. The
> “newer”
> products can be found in our everyday consumer products (carpets,
> clothes,
> non-stick cooking pans, computers, baby bottles...).
> MAIN RESULTS
> "-Out of the 107 chemicals looked for, 73 were found in the blood of
> the
> participants. The highest number was detected in the grandmother’s
> generation
> (63), but the younger generation had more chemicals in their bodies
> (59) than
> their mothers (49).
> * The median numbers of chemicals in the different generations are
> 32 for
> grandmothers, 29 for mothers and 24 for children.
> * Each person (grandmother, mother and child) was contaminated with
> a cocktail
> of at least 18 man-made chemicals, many found in everyday consumer
> goods.
> Some of the chemicals found, like PCBs and DDT, have been banned for
> decades
> in the EU but continue to contaminate new generations.
> * With only 2 exceptions, chemicals of all the main groups were
> found in the
> blood of every person, including children as young as 12.
> * The grandmothers were more contaminated with older, banned
> chemicals such as
> organochlorine pesticides and PCBs. “Newer” chemicals such as the
> brominated
> flame retardants, perfluorinated chemicals and artificial musks were
> found
> more frequently and at higher levels in the younger generations."
> Quoted from WWF’s Detox campaign website
> EPHA Environment Network President (Marie Christine Dewolf) was also
> bloodtested.
>
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