Posted by Sir Four at 11:11am Jan 28 '09Yes, this is another of Four's long videos. (If you don't have time to watch now, you can always come back and watch it later!)
This environmental group is expressing its concern--a concern that I share--over the number of industrial chemicals found not just in people, but in kids and babies. The current laws offer almost no protection; chemicals are presumed safe until proven otherwise. The effects of tens of thousands of chemicals have never been studied, while others are known carcinogens, neurotoxins, hormone disruptors and other nasties...and yet regulation of even those is almost non-existent. Maybe you read the recommended link I posted about the feminization of males, both animal and human due to chemicals in the environment. Or maybe you've heard that infertility is increasing, and that male genitals are found not fully formed among children of mothers who tested high for certain chemicals in their bloodstream.
The argument that the chemical industry makes is that the concentrations of these chemicals are too small to matter. In the video above it is pointed out that the effective dose of many medications is lower, sometimes far lower, than the concentration of certain chemicals found in humans tested. So why is it that we are to presume these quantities of pollutants are safe? Particularly for still-developing children?
I encourage you to watch the video and share your thoughts. This group also has a petition to sign.
This environmental group is expressing its concern--a concern that I share--over the number of industrial chemicals found not just in people, but in kids and babies. The current laws offer almost no protection; chemicals are presumed safe until proven otherwise. The effects of tens of thousands of chemicals have never been studied, while others are known carcinogens, neurotoxins, hormone disruptors and other nasties...and yet regulation of even those is almost non-existent. Maybe you read the recommended link I posted about the feminization of males, both animal and human due to chemicals in the environment. Or maybe you've heard that infertility is increasing, and that male genitals are found not fully formed among children of mothers who tested high for certain chemicals in their bloodstream.
The argument that the chemical industry makes is that the concentrations of these chemicals are too small to matter. In the video above it is pointed out that the effective dose of many medications is lower, sometimes far lower, than the concentration of certain chemicals found in humans tested. So why is it that we are to presume these quantities of pollutants are safe? Particularly for still-developing children?
I encourage you to watch the video and share your thoughts. This group also has a petition to sign.
The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act - Sir Four