Post by jj on Sept 29, 2008 10:52:58 GMT -5
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS ~ OUR HEALTH ~ OUR CHILDREN
A dear friends' wife asked the questions; what are toxins and how are we exposed? I was speechless and at a loss for words because the answer was so complex. Here is a compilation of some of the best information I could find.
TRADE SECRETS: A MOYERS REPORT is an investigation of the history of the chemical revolution and the companies that drove it – and how companies worked to withhold vital information about the risks from workers, the government, and the public. Journalist Bill Moyers and producer Sherry Jones rely on an archive of documents the public was never meant to see –- documents that reveal the industry's early knowledge that some chemicals could pose dangers to human health that were not disclosed at the time.
www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/
“Of the more than 75,000 chemicals registered with the Environmental Protection Agency, only a fraction have gone through complete testing to find out whether they might cause problems for human health. Many that are produced in enormous quantities have never been tested at all. Usually, it takes dramatic episodes of workplace injuries or wildlife poisonings, combined with rigorous scientific proof of harm and public outcry, before the government will act to restrict or ban any chemical. And that is no accident. The current regulatory system allows synthetic chemicals into our lives unless one is proven beyond doubt to be dangerous.
Today, while scientific research worldwide is finding that every one of us carries traces of synthetic chemicals in our bodies, scientists know very little about the risks of these low level exposures. We do know some chemicals are highly toxic. Some are carcinogenic. Others interfere with the reproductive system. Many others likely present no health threat at all.
The problem is that for most chemicals, we simply do not know how safe – or dangerous – they may be. And they are everywhere around us – in the air, soil, and water; in our homes; and in our bodies. Not a single child today is born free of synthetic chemicals.”
In Harm’s Way:
Toxic Threats to Child Development
8 chapters long but a must read.
www.preventingharm.org/rptdownload.html
The site that led me to the links above:
www.chiro.org/LINKS/Environmental_Toxins.shtml
To anyone who has had some of the same questions I hope this is helpful.
~~~m-0u0-m~~~ JJ
A dear friends' wife asked the questions; what are toxins and how are we exposed? I was speechless and at a loss for words because the answer was so complex. Here is a compilation of some of the best information I could find.
TRADE SECRETS: A MOYERS REPORT is an investigation of the history of the chemical revolution and the companies that drove it – and how companies worked to withhold vital information about the risks from workers, the government, and the public. Journalist Bill Moyers and producer Sherry Jones rely on an archive of documents the public was never meant to see –- documents that reveal the industry's early knowledge that some chemicals could pose dangers to human health that were not disclosed at the time.
www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/
“Of the more than 75,000 chemicals registered with the Environmental Protection Agency, only a fraction have gone through complete testing to find out whether they might cause problems for human health. Many that are produced in enormous quantities have never been tested at all. Usually, it takes dramatic episodes of workplace injuries or wildlife poisonings, combined with rigorous scientific proof of harm and public outcry, before the government will act to restrict or ban any chemical. And that is no accident. The current regulatory system allows synthetic chemicals into our lives unless one is proven beyond doubt to be dangerous.
Today, while scientific research worldwide is finding that every one of us carries traces of synthetic chemicals in our bodies, scientists know very little about the risks of these low level exposures. We do know some chemicals are highly toxic. Some are carcinogenic. Others interfere with the reproductive system. Many others likely present no health threat at all.
The problem is that for most chemicals, we simply do not know how safe – or dangerous – they may be. And they are everywhere around us – in the air, soil, and water; in our homes; and in our bodies. Not a single child today is born free of synthetic chemicals.”
In Harm’s Way:
Toxic Threats to Child Development
8 chapters long but a must read.
www.preventingharm.org/rptdownload.html
The site that led me to the links above:
www.chiro.org/LINKS/Environmental_Toxins.shtml
To anyone who has had some of the same questions I hope this is helpful.
~~~m-0u0-m~~~ JJ