Polluted Children, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadian Families (2006)
Copyright@Toxic Nation, a project of Environmental Defence

Polluted Children, Toxic Nation is the first Canadian study to test for harmful chemicals in children's bodies, and the results show that Canadians young and old are polluted regardless of where they live, work, play or go to school.

For the study, Environmental Defence tested children and parents from five Canadian families for 68 chemicals, such as pesticides, PCBs, stain repellants, flame retardants, mercury and lead. Many of the chemicals discovered in the families are associated with cancer, hormone disruption, reproductive disorders, damage to the nervous system, respiratory illnesses and harming the development of children. In some cases, the children in the study had higher levels of certain chemicals than their parents.

Polluted Children, Toxic Nation calls on the federal government to acknowledge this evidence of human contamination by strengthening the regulation of toxic chemicals during the Review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)

Ali Brown
ali_sfv@believe-it-now.ws
Let's Stop Poisoning our Children

PS: Feel free to email me for a copy of the full report

Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadians (2005)
Copyright@Toxic Nation, a project of Environmental Defence

The groundbreaking report, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution
in Canadians , reveals that toxic chemicals, such as DDT, PCBs,
stain repellants, flame retardants, mercury and lead, are contaminating
Canadians. Many of the chemicals discovered in the bodies of Canadians
are associated with cancer, hormone disruption, reproductive disorders,
respiratory illnesses and harming the development of children.

The report is the first in Canada to test for a broad range of chemicals
in average Canadians from across the country, and it demonstrates
that toxic chemicals contaminate people no matter where they live,
how old they are or what they do for a living.

Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadians calls on the federal
government to ensure Canadians receive the same level of protection
from toxic chemicals as Europeans and Americans, two jurisdictions
that are on their way to being well ahead of Canada in regulating
harmful chemicals.

Ali Brown
ali_sfv@believe-it-now.ws
Let's Stop Poisoning our Children

PS: Feel free to email me for a copy of the full report