Truth About Toxins
Air Polution:
- Women who live in areas with greater air pollution have a higher susceptibility of developing and dying from coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Coal-fired plants emissions are the single largest source of mercury air pollution, accounting for roughly 40 percent of all mercury emissions nationwide and are believed responsible for 20,000 premature deaths a year.
- In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control found that roughly 10 percent of American women carry mercury concentrations at levels considered to put a fetus at risk for neurological damage.
- Approximately 160 million Americans are breathing unhealthy air.
- Fifty million gallons of water, fine particles of dust, soot, arsenic, mercury, lead and other pollutants from and ash settling basin was dumped into the Delaware River last August.
- Chlorinated chemicals in drinking water linked to increased risk of breast cancer.
- Sewage treatment plant workers at much higher risk of respiratory illness, skin rashes, headaches & body aches.
But the toxins you’ll probably find most surprising are those found in your home-a place where most of us think we’re safe. For starters, many of the products that improve the look and scent of your homes like household-cleaning products have been linked to ADHD and other learning and behavioral disorders. Even the new carpet in your home might be making you sick because of the glue used to put it down. The substance contains the harmful ingredient benzene and the neurotoxin xylene - one of the unhealthiest chemical combinations you can be exposed to. Faulty appliances can emit ozone, which affects lung health; and carbon monoxide, which is lethal at high concentrations. And mold, bacteria and other biological contaminants can cause or exacerbate asthma, allergies and infections.
