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New EWG Study: Body Burden - The Pollution in Newborns

The Environmental Working Group's latest report, "Body Burden - The Pollution in Newborns," details one of the first tests of chemical pollutants in newborns' blood. "[R]researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants in umbilical cord blood from 10 babies born in August and September of 2004 in U.S. hospitals. Tests revealed a total of 287 chemicals in the group. The umbilical cord blood of these 10 children, collected by Red Cross after the cord was cut, harbored pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline, and garbage."

Posted by GreenClean at July 14, 2005 01:10 PM