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A Silent Pandemic: Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing the Brain Development of Children Worldwide - Boston, MA – Fetal and early childhood exposures to industrial chemicals in the environment can damage the developing brain and can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)—autism, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), and mental retardation. Still, there has been insufficient research done to identify the individual chemicals that can cause injury to the developing brains of children. In a new review study, published online in The Lancet on November 8, 2006, and in an upcoming print issue of The Lancet, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine systematically examined publicly available data on chemical toxicity in order to identify the industrial chemicals that are the most likely to damage the developing brain.
The researchers found that 202 industrial chemicals have the capacity to damage the human brain, and they conclude that chemical pollution may have harmed the brains of millions of children worldwide. The authors conclude further that the toxic effects of industrial chemicals on children have generally been overlooked. To protect children against industrial chemicals that can injure the developing brain, the researchers urge a precautionary approach for chemical testing and control. Such an approach is beginning to be applied in the European Union. It puts in place strong regulations, which could later be relaxed, if the hazard were less than anticipated, instead of current regulations that require a high level of proof. At present in the U.S., requirements for toxicity testing of chemicals are minimal. “The human brain is a precious and vulnerable organ. And because optimal brain function depends on the integrity of the organ, even limited damage may have serious consequences,” says Philippe Grandjean , adjunct professor at Harvard School of Public Health and the study’s lead author. One out of every six children has a developmental disability, usually involving the nervous system. Treating NDDs is difficult and costly to both families and society. In recent decades, a gathering amount of evidence has linked industrial chemicals to NDDs. Lead, for example, was the first chemical identified as having toxic effects to early brain development, though its neurotoxicity to adults had been known for centuries......... http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press11072006.html
The researchers found that 202 industrial chemicals have the capacity to damage the human brain, and they conclude that chemical pollution may have harmed the brains of millions of children worldwide. The authors conclude further that the toxic effects of industrial chemicals on children have generally been overlooked. To protect children against industrial chemicals that can injure the developing brain, the researchers urge a precautionary approach for chemical testing and control. Such an approach is beginning to be applied in the European Union. It puts in place strong regulations, which could later be relaxed, if the hazard were less than anticipated, instead of current regulations that require a high level of proof. At present in the U.S., requirements for toxicity testing of chemicals are minimal. “The human brain is a precious and vulnerable organ. And because optimal brain function depends on the integrity of the organ, even limited damage may have serious consequences,” says Philippe Grandjean , adjunct professor at Harvard School of Public Health and the study’s lead author. One out of every six children has a developmental disability, usually involving the nervous system. Treating NDDs is difficult and costly to both families and society. In recent decades, a gathering amount of evidence has linked industrial chemicals to NDDs. Lead, for example, was the first chemical identified as having toxic effects to early brain development, though its neurotoxicity to adults had been known for centuries......... http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press11072006.html
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Exposure to Chemicals May Harm Young Brains - http://www.planetar
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Agent Orange Harmed Sexual Health of Male Vietnam Vets -
DALLAS, Texas, November 15, 2006 (ENS) - A toxic chemical contained in the herbicide Agent Orange affects male reproductive health by limiting the growth of the prostate gland andlowering testosterone levels, researchers have found in a study of more than 2,000 Vietnam War Air Force veterans. Published in the November issue of the journal "Environmental Health Perspectives,
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Chemicals in cosmetics will take toll. Every morning we lather, lather, spritz and smear ourselves with everything from shampoo to elf-tanners to makeup and more.New York WCBS-TV, New York.
http://wcbstv.com/seenon/local_story_319205326.html
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Perchlorate in Japanese dairy milk. Cow's milk in Japan contains more erchlorate than U.S. milk, even though Japan lacks an extensive ilitary-industrial base. The chemical is ubiquitous. Environmental cience & Technology.
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Perchlorate in Japanese dairy milk. Cow's milk in Japan contains more erchlorate than U.S. milk, even though Japan lacks an extensive ilitary-industrial base. The chemical is ubiquitous. Environmental cience & Technology.
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Swedish researchers report that Sir Richard Doll, co-author of a famous paper minimizing the role of chemicals in causing cancer, failed to disclose his industry funding for work on vinyl chloride, dioxin and phenoxy herbicides in papers published that were relevant to industry interests. According to the Swedish researchers, documents they have unearthed reveal that Doll had a longterm financial relationship with Monsanto from the 1970s to the 1990s, worth up to a thousand pounds a day.
He also took money from Dow, ICI and the American Chemistry Council. The researchers provide examples of other scientists who failed to disclose financial interests. http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Industry/2006/2006-1103hardelletal.html
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He also took money from Dow, ICI and the American Chemistry Council. The researchers provide examples of other scientists who failed to disclose financial interests. http://www.ourstole
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In Vietnam, old foes take aim at war's toxic legacy. A 5-yr old Vietnamese girl, with her oversized head, severely deformed mouth, and skin that looks boiled, is part of a new generation of Agent Orange victims, forever scarred by the U.S.-made herbicide containing dioxin. Washington Post
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Danger: chemical hazards. This week, two scientists called for curbs on the use of 200 chemicals - to protect very young children. They were accused of scare mongering, but anyone who dismisses worries about contaminants, should remember what happened to the Romans. London Guardian, England. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1943059,00.html
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D.C.'s water linked to elevated lead levels in kids. Newly obtained documents detailing house inspections performed during Washington, D.C.'s 2004 lead crisis don't support statements by public officials. Environmental Science & Technology.
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2006/nov/policy/rr_dcwater.html
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D.C.'s water linked to elevated lead levels in kids. Newly obtained documents detailing house inspections performed during Washington, D.C.'s 2004 lead crisis don't support statements by public officials. Environmental Science & Technology.
http://pubs.
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35 schools exceed limits for lead. For the second time in a year, officials at Seattle Public Schools are scrambling to find out why traces of toxins are showing up in drinking water at some schools. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington.
http://seattlepi.
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Residents take cancer fears to state. After eight have died of cancer, Hopewell Borough, New Jersey residents met with state Department of Health officials yesterday to talk about their fears and worries over millions of gallons of polluted groundwater in their neighborhood. Trenton Times, New Jersey.
http://www.nj.
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Asbestos contractor arrested. A Syracuse contractor was arrested after federal prosecutors say he allowed the cancer-causing pollutant asbestos to seep into the public sewer system, contaminate construction debris and float freely outside the building. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York.
http://www.syracuse
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Piketon: A troubled past. The Piketon nuclear plant set its own rules. Now US taxpayers face mounting bills, a cleanup with no end in sight, and thousands of former workers seeking compensation, claiming work-related cancers and other illnesses. Dayton Daily News, Ohio.
http://www.daytonda
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A power play on mercury reduction. Pennsylvania'
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Delaware failing to clean up waterways, critics say. Ten years after a settlement in a Clean Water Act lawsuit, critics say Delaware has moved only a few steps toward restoring rivers and streams that fail to meet federal environmental standards. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware.
http://www.delaware
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Firefighter cancer risk is higher. Firefighters are at a far higher risk of developing certain cancers than people in many other professions. BBC, UK. http://news.
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War, pollution endangering Iraq river. For 6,000 years, the river that flows through Baghdad nurtured the people who live along its banks. But three years of war, plus pollution and politics, have transformed the storied Tigris into a stagnant sewer. Associated Press http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Iraq_Troubled_Waters.html
War, pollution endangering Iraq river. For 6,000 years, the river that flows through Baghdad nurtured the people who live along its banks. But three years of war, plus pollution and politics, have transformed the storied Tigris into a stagnant sewer. Associated Press http://seattlepi.
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Lead's toxic legacy. Scientists have known lead can damage the nervous ystems, particularly of children, for decades. But they are still iguring out how children growing in the mother's womb are affected by the oxic metal, and when that exposure is most acute. UPI http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20061115-045638-3118r
Lead's toxic legacy. Scientists have known lead can damage the nervous ystems, particularly of children, for decades. But they are still iguring out how children growing in the mother's womb are affected by the oxic metal, and when that exposure is most acute. UPI http://www.upi.
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The politics of breathing. Both sides in a US pollution dispute claim that science is on their side. US environmental laws have forced them into this position. Nature. http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061113/full/444248a.html
The politics of breathing. Both sides in a US pollution dispute claim that science is on their side. US environmental laws have forced them into this position. Nature. http://www.nature.
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Regulators doubt slurry injection affecting Mingo water quality. West Virginia regulators do not believe coal slurry injected underground is responsible for tainted water coming from the taps in some Mingo County homes. Charleston State Journal, West Virginia. http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=16359
Regulators doubt slurry injection affecting Mingo water quality. West Virginia regulators do not believe coal slurry injected underground is responsible for tainted water coming from the taps in some Mingo County homes. Charleston State Journal, West Virginia. http://www.statejou
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Serb town appeals for help after toxic shock. A night-long alert sparked by a gas cloud of cancer-causing chemicals in a Serbian town has led to appeals from its shocked residents for outside help in dealing with the decades-old problem. Agence France-Presse http://www.terradaily.com/2006/061116055011.1hbu7zzv.html
Serb town appeals for help after toxic shock. A night-long alert sparked by a gas cloud of cancer-causing chemicals in a Serbian town has led to appeals from its shocked residents for outside help in dealing with the decades-old problem. Agence France-Presse http://www.terradai
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Those 'crazy' environmentalists. A small cadre of Israeli physicians and public health experts are devoted to environmental and occupational medicine. Described as idealistic 'troublemakers,' they have numerous victories, on lead, asbestos, pesticides, microwaves and other issues. Jerusalem Post, Israel.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378376757&pagename=JPost%2F JPArticle%2FShowFull
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Texas, Louisiana pipeline maps inaccurate. Louisiana-- and many other states, including Texas-- can't pinpoint the locations of pipelines carrying fuel, oil, natural gas and chemicals, and federal maps can't be trusted. Houston Chronicle, Texas.
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Taking China to court. Chinese environmentalists are increasingly using group lawsuits to rein in the country's worst polluters.
Newsweek http://msnbc.
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Scotland's global warming roll of shame. More than 25 million tonnes of climate-wrecking pollution is being spewed into the atmosphere every year by 80 industrial plants across Scotland, the Sunday Herald can reveal. Glasgow Sunday Herald, Scotland. http://www.sundayhe
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Asarco leaves costly environmental mess. Neighbors of Asarco plants across Texas have yet to see more than $1.75 million in supplemental environmental projects - plans approved by the government as part of settlement agreements. Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Texas. http://www.caller.
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Fox River cleanup may get shorter, cheaper. As part of the largest project of its kind in the country, state and federal environmental officials want to remove substantially less contaminated sediment from the Fox River near Green Bay than originally planned. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. http://www.jsonline
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Virus linked to cancer caused by asbestos. New research suggests mesothelioma may result from an interaction of asbestos with a virus. But some researchers disagree. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii.
http://starbulletin.com/2006/11/12/news/story06.html
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Brave nano world. Nanotechnology may be the most important scientific field you don't know about. It may also be one of the most controversial, ill-defined and potentially dangerous. Columbia Missourian, Missouri.
http://columbiamiss
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Kanpur's Ganga is an unholy mess. India's most sacred river, the Ganga is being poisoned and quite literally. CNN-IBN, India.
http://www.ibnlive.
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Toxic apparel discovered at retailers. Investigators are looking into how clothing containing cancer-causing agents found its way onto shelves at Wal-Mart, Carrefour and several local leading chain stores, according to a report posted yesterday. China Daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-11/16/content_734697.htm
Toxic apparel discovered at retailers. Investigators are looking into how clothing containing cancer-causing agents found its way onto shelves at Wal-Mart, Carrefour and several local leading chain stores, according to a report posted yesterday. China Daily http://www.chinadai
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Video spotlights pesticide effects on small farmers - Presentation details how much toxins infiltrate daily Andes life. Years of research into toxic pesticide use in the Andes can document the physical and ecological damage, but nothing tells the story of its impact like a short video that Stephen Sherwood showed to an Oregon State University audience Friday. In the video, an Ecuadorian farmer named Carlos mixed up pesticides with his bare hands, and then sprayed them on his potato crop as his little daughter played in a nearby field. The pesticides had been injected with a florescent dye, and after he finished spraying, a black light was shone over his body and that of his daughter. Carlos’ body glowed with pesticide exposure, especially the hand that he’d used to mix the chemicals, and so did the body of his little daughter. Splashes illuminated her feet and hands, and her mouth, where she’d eaten a piece of fruit while playing in the field....... http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2006/11/11/news/community/2aaa03_pesticide.prt
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Rachel's Democracy & Health News #880
Essential Reforms
Essential reforms: eliminate global poverty, end tax cheating by the super rich, and get private money out of our elections.
Pre-school Puberty
Something is causing early sexual development in pre-school children.
Pollution Poisons Children
Millions of children worldwide may have suffered brain damage as a direct result of industrial pollution, scientists say.
Report Warns of 'Global Collapse' of Fishing
Fish are disappearing, and time is running out for the oceans. "We still have rhinos and tigers and elephants because we saw a clear trend that was going down and we changed it. We have to do the same in the oceans."
Care Products May Put Black Women at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer
Use of personal care products that contain hormone-like compounds might explain why young African-American women are at greater risk of breast cancer.
Canada Will Study Dangers of 4,000 Everyday Chemicals
From household cleaners to pop bottles, ingredients previously ignored may affect health, scientists say
Essential reforms: eliminate global poverty, end tax cheating by the super rich, and get private money out of our elections.
Pre-school Puberty
Something is causing early sexual development in pre-school children.
Pollution Poisons Children
Millions of children worldwide may have suffered brain damage as a direct result of industrial pollution, scientists say.
Report Warns of 'Global Collapse' of Fishing
Fish are disappearing, and time is running out for the oceans. "We still have rhinos and tigers and elephants because we saw a clear trend that was going down and we changed it. We have to do the same in the oceans."
Care Products May Put Black Women at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer
Use of personal care products that contain hormone-like compounds might explain why young African-American women are at greater risk of breast cancer.
Canada Will Study Dangers of 4,000 Everyday Chemicals
From household cleaners to pop bottles, ingredients previously ignored may affect health, scientists say
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