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We're in contact with uncontrolled chemicals
PHILADELPHIA — In testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Ken Cook spoke passionately about 10 Americans who were found to have more than 200 synthetic chemicals in their blood.
The list included flame retardants, lead, stain removers, and pesticides the federal government had banned three decades ago.
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The 10 Americans were newborns. "Babies are coming into this world pre-polluted with toxic chemicals," he said.
(Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/20/180443/were-in-contact-with-uncontrolled.html)
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