These toxic additives can leach out or evaporate into the air over time, posing unnecessary dangers to children. Unfortunately, items made from shiny plastics and vinyl have PVCs in them most of the time, so just check before you buy! Governor Sheila Oliver. DHS Home. Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities Home. Lead and Environmental Health Links. PVC that is dumped as landfill has been found to leach plasticisers into the groundwater.
One problem is present throughout the lifecycle of PVC: The highly toxic chemical dioxin is created when PVC is produced, used or burned. Dioxin is one of the most toxic substances known to man and can cause cancer as well as severe reproductive and developmental problems, serious damage to the immune and hormone systems, birth defects and much more. There is basically NO safe level for dioxins. Even the tiniest dose can result in severe health damage.
These chemicals include dioxins that are among the most toxic chemicals known to science. Virtually everyone one the planet has detectable levels of chlorinated toxins from PVS in their bodies. And these toxins accumulate as we are not capable of getting rid of them. Not surprisingly, these chemical additives are not exactly healthy either. They include lead or toxic plasticizers such as phthalates. Spread the message. Make a donation. Or update your wardrobe with clothes from our modest but growing selection of sustainably sourced and crafted clothes.
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Exposure begins in the womb through the mother's exposures to toxic chemicals. Infants ingest chemicals through breast milk, formula and contact with their environment.
Rapid brain development in the fetus, infants and young children make them more susceptible to harm from chemicals that may impair brain function and development. For their weight, children eat, drink and breathe more than adults - so pound for pound they take in a greater quantity of toxic contaminants.
A small exposure translates into a big dose. Health Problems Suffered by Children On the Rise Increasingly, children are being found to be hyperactive, slow to learn, and disruptive in school.
Today babies are being born pre-polluted with potentially harmful levels of phthalates ix and Dioxins x that may possibly cause lifelong health problems. Phthalates have been found in indoor air and dust, and in human urine, blood and breast milk xi. An extensive study of 2, individuals found metabolites of at least one phthalate in 97 percent of those tested xii. Phthalates are highest in children ages 6 to 11, and in women xiii.
Dioxins build up in our bodies over our lifetime and can remain there for many years. The levels of dioxins in our bodies are at or near the levels known to cause harm xv. The half-life of dioxin the amount of time it takes for half of a given amount of dioxin to break down in people ranges from seven to eleven years xvi.
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