Superman And The Martians - Health And Environment Alliance
Superman and the MartiansLife on earth means exposure to chemicalsand living in a chemical soupSeveral man-made chemicals are building up in our body that haven’t beenproperly tested for health effects and shouldn t be there.No one knows precisely what the long-term effects of having thesechemicals in our blood will be for us, for our children and for futuregenerations.Traces of chemicals that were banned many years ago are still found in ourblood.7
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superman and the martians (pages 7-10)Box 8:Analysing the subject – When body tissues (for example,blood, urine, breast milk or hair) are tested to learn moreabout people’s exposure to pollutants, the process is knownas human biomonitoring. The information collected fromthe analysis may provide links with possible health effectsand suggest options for policy measures to reduce exposure.Box 12:DDT – is a pesticide that has been widely used as an insect icide in agricultural production and malaria control. Its useis banned in all European Union countries. This is becauseDDT accumulates in our body. Even though it was banneddecades ago, traces of it can still be found in humans today.When pregnant mothers are exposed to DDT, the babyin the womb may suffer from developmental disorders infuture life.PBDE – are “flame-retardant” chemicals added to plasticsand household furniture and used in televisions, computersand stereos to help prevent them catching fire. Exposureto polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) usually happensthrough inhaling the fumes, contact with house dust orvia food. Scientists are concerned about the accumulation and persistent levels of PBDE found in human tissues.Some sub-types of PBDE are associated with cancer, thyroidproblems and neuro-developmental toxicity.DEHP – is a chemical compound widely used to soften PVCplastic in consumer goods and some medical disposabledevices. It can leach from the PVC and has been classifiedby the EU as toxic to repro duction. Concerns focus on itspotential to disrupt the human endocrine (hormone) system.The European Union has banned the use of DEHP and someother phthalates in PVC toys, and EU chemicals legislationknown as REACH has put DEHP on a list of “substances ofvery high concern”. It may eventually be banned from theEU market.20PCBs – were used widely as coolants and lubricants inelectrical equipment, such as transformers and capacitors,until they were banned in Europe. PCBs are hazardouschemicals and persist and accumulate in our bodies.Humans may be exposed through eating certain fish thatcontain relatively high levels of PCBs. Chronic low-levelexposure can cause liver damage, reproductive abnormalities, immune suppression, neurological and endocrinesystem disorders, retarded infant development, and stuntedintellectual function. PCBs are found widely in humanblood, fatty tissue and breast milk.Box 13:70 non-natural substances – Irrespective of where welive or what we do, we are every day exposed to numerousman-made chemical substances that enter our blood andmay accumulate in our bodies, where they could damageour health. In WWF’s Generation X campaign in 2005,samples from 39 European women volunteers were shownto contain a total of 73 man-made chemicals. The bloodof each woman in the three-generational study containedorganochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCBs), both of which are banned in Europe. Mostblood samples contained at least one brominated flameretardant (BFR) and a “non-stick” perfluorinated chemical(PFC), such as PFOS or PFOA, which are mostly unregulated.Sixteen women had Triclosan in their blood, and the bloodof nine women contained Bisphenol A.Box 17:Low sperm count – A common cause of maleinfertility is low sperm count. There are generally nopredictable signs of low sperm count other than infertility.One of the causes for infertility is exposure toenvironmental pollutants.
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