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Body Burden
Phthalates | Pesticides | Fluoropolymers | PCBs | Flame Retardants | Metals | Dioxins
Heavy Metals: Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic
Mercury
Mercury is used in computers, vaccines, medications, thermometers, and dental amalgams. Coal-fired power plants release mercury into the environment, and it accumulates particularly in fish and other seafood. Most fish consumption advisories are due to high mercury levels in fish.
"The average amalgam filling has more than ½ gram of mercury, and has been documented to continuously leak mercury into the body of those with amalgam fillings due to the low mercury vapor pressure and galvanic current induced by mixed metals in the mouth. . . . Because of the extreme toxicity of mercury, only ½ gram is required to contaminate the ecosystem and fish of a 10-acre lake to the extent that a health warning would be issued by the government to not eat the fish." (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome) [31]
"In fully 10 percent of American women — roughly 7 million women — mercury levels were above the [safe] dose . . . Women who eat a lot of fish during pregnancy, or even as little as a single serving of a highly contaminated fish, can expose their developing child to excessive levels of mercury. (Ken Cook, President of Environmental Working Group) [32]
"Until recently, a form of mercury called thimerosal was used as a preservative in many of the vaccines given to infants and young children, including vaccines for hepatitis B, influenza, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). ("Mercury Amalgam Fillings," Shirley's Wellness Café) [33]
Cadmium
Cadmium is a metal used in batteries, electronics, metal plating/coating, and baking enamels (including some bakeware). Cadmium contaminates the soil and can leach into groundwater.
"Tobacco smoking is the most important single source of cadmium exposure in the general population. It has been estimated that about 10% of the cadmium content of a cigarette is inhaled through smoking. The absorption of cadmium from the lungs is much more effective than that from the gut, and as much as 50% of the cadmium inhaled via cigarette smoke may be absorbed. / On average, smokers have 4-5 times higher blood cadmium concentrations and 2-3 times higher kidney cadmium concentrations than non-smokers." ("Heavy Meal Toxicity," Diagnose Me) [34]
Arsenic
Arsenic is found in most pressure-treated lumber (although it is currently being phased out) and is also used as a hardener for lead/copper alloys. Arsenic can contaminate soil and dissolve into water. It is especially dangerous to be around burning lumber or sawdust when the wood has been pressure treated. Many wooden jungle gyms for children are made of pressure-treated lumber; the arsenic leaches into the ground and can contaminate outward and downward from there.
"The daily intake of total arsenic from food and beverages is generally between 20 and 300 µg/day. Limited data indicate that approximately 25% of the arsenic present in food is inorganic, but this depends highly on the type of food ingested. Inorganic arsenic levels in fish and shellfish are low (< 1%). Foodstuffs such as meat, poultry, dairy products and cereals have higher levels of inorganic arsenic. Pulmonary exposure may contribute up to approximately 10 µg/day in a smoker and about 1 µg/day in a non-smoker, and more in polluted areas. The concentration of metabolites of inorganic arsenic in urine (inorganic arsenic, MMA and DMA) reflects the absorbed dose of inorganic arsenic on an individual level. Generally, it ranges from 5 to 20 :g As/litre, but may even exceed 1000 µg/litre." (Green Facts: Facts on Health and the Environment) [35]
Lead
Between 1889 to 1970, lead was used in paint, and still lingers in about 6-16 percent of houses in the U.S. Old paint is particularly dangerous if it starts chipping. Lead was also used for decades in gasoline; much of the lead from paint or gasoline leaks into the soil, and cycles up from there.
· "4.4% of all children aged 1 to 5 years have elevated levels of lead [from old paint and lead pipes] in their blood systems. Although lead poisoning can affect persons of any age, young children remain the chief risk group for the neurotoxic effects of lead." (Security World.com: Safety and Security Information Center) [36]
"Higher prevalences of elevated BLLs [Blood Lead Levels] in U.S. children occur in urban settings, lower socioeconomic groups, immigrants, and refugees (Geltman et al., 2001). Children with BLLs greater than or equal to 10 :g/dL are at increased risk for neurocognitive decrements." (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) [37]
"In late 1991, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said, "The effects of lead exposure on fetuses and young children can be severe. They include delays in physical and mental development, lower IQ levels, shortened attention spans, and increased behavioral problems. Fetuses, infants, and children are more vulnerable to lead exposure than adults since lead is more easily absorbed into growing bodies, and the tissues of small children are more sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. Children may have higher exposures since they are more likely to get lead dust on their hands and then put their fingers or other lead-contaminated objects into their mouths." (Environmental Protection Agency) [38]
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