industrial chemicals we come into contact with every day are accumulating in our bodies and endangering our health in ways we have yet to understand
"I'm angry at my government for failing to regulate chemicals that are in mass production and in consumer products."
The Environmental Protection Agency does not require chemical manufacturers to conduct human toxicity studies before approving their chemicals for use in the market.
Trasande said children up to six years old are most at risk because their vital organs and immune system are still developing and because they depend more heavily on their environments than adults do.
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