CHEMICALS IN YOUR BLOOD

The EPA reported in 2007 that: "of the (top) 3,000 chemicals imported or produced by the United States ... 43% of these high production volume chemicals (HPV) have no testing data". Things really have not improved much since then in spite of new law in 2016. America's track record on testing poisonous chemicals has been one of complete neglect to public health and safety. Most Americans assume that chemicals in everyday products such as shampoos and detergents have been tested. In this assumption, they are dead wrong. In its entire history, the Environmental Protection Agency has only succeeded in banning five substances (New York Times). Unlike pharmaceuticals or pesticides, industrial chemicals do not have to be tested before they are put onto the market. The Toxic Substance Control Act is also the only environmental statute that has not been updated only once since the 1970s. An audit in 2009 found that the EPA was a failure on chemicals. The report said that the EPA lacked basic information detailing whether a chemical was a health risk or not. There are now chemicals everywhere in our society; in our air, water, environment - and yes, even our blood.

Under Trump the EPA actually obstructed efforts to implement many environmental laws.

We urge President Biden to demand a complete review of chemical testing at the EPA.

CHEMICALS IN THE BLOOD

Toxic Chemicals In 99% Of Americans’ Blood (Clean Technica, 10-19-19)

It could take centuries for EPA to test all the unregulated chemicals under a new landmark bill (PBS, 6-22-16)

Dangerous Levels of Heavy Metals in Baby Food; USDA and FDA Must Act! (Beyond Pesticides, 3-15-21)

Industrial Chemicals Lurking In Your Bloodstream (Forbes, 1-21-10)

Biomonitoring Study Detects Toxic Chemicals in Health Care Professionals (Beyond Pesticides, 10-13-09)

Household Chemicals May Show Up in Blood (Web MD, 5-1-09)

CDC-National Report On Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (CDC 2009 Report)

Flame Retardant Chemicals Found In Babies Blood (USA Today 9-4-08)

Test Reveal High Chemical Levels in Kids' Bodies (CNN 10-22-07)

Chemical Body Burden (PBS)

Bill Moyer takes blood and urine tests to see just how many different chemicals
could be in the average persons body. The number is shockingly high.

Study - Toxic Metal Found in Human Blood and Breast Milk (Pub Med, 2005)

Americans Carry Toxic Pesticide Cocktail In Their Blood (Environmental News Service 5-12-04)

Debunking the Myths: Are there really 84,000 chemicals? (Chemical Safety Facts) (Chemical industry site.)

Pesticides are killing our sperm (Grist, 3-5-13)

Behind Mass Die-Offs, Pesticides Lurk as Culprit (Yale Environment 360, 1-7-10)

PLASTIC IN HUMAN INTESTINES

Microplastic in Human Stool (Reuters, 9-2-19)

Microplastics in Human Stool (The Guardian, 10-22-18)

Human Organs Can Absorb Microplastics, Say Scientists (Euro News, 8-19-20)

Study - Microplastics Reduce Lipid Digestion in Simulated Human Gastrointestinal System (Environmental Science and Technology, 8-14-20)

Study - Immunotoxicity and intestinal effects of nano- and microplastics: a review of the literature (Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 11-12-20)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LINKS

Chemicals and Toxics Topics (EPA)

Statistics for the New Chemicals Review Program under TSCA (EPA)

Assessing and Managing Chemicals under TSCA (EPA)

Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act (EPA)

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND LINKS

Toxic Ignorance (PDF) Still relevant today.)

The original 1997 report from the Environmental Defense fund that points out the lack of testing of top selling chemicals.

This report pointed out that most chemicals have no testing record and no real proof of their safety, yet these are some of the most commonly used substances.

A new EWG analysis has shown that water systems in 43 states that serve more than 100 million people have unwanted chemicals that elevate the risk of bladder cancer, miscarriage and other serious illnesses.

An article covering the existence of BPA, an artificial sex hormone, that exists in common household items (including baby bottles).

Many Americans assume that the chemcials in their everyday products like shampoo and detergent are safe. That assumption is dead wrong.

Is the Environmental Protection Agency doing enough to protect the environment and the American people from dangerous chemicals?

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency routinely allows companies to keep information about their chemicals secret, including compounds that have been shown to cause cancer and respiratory problems.

Many Americans fill up a glass of drinking water from their faucets not realizing that they are drinking "forever chemicals," compounds

which may take hundreds, or even thousands, of years to break down in the environment. They can also persist in the human body, causing problems.

Scientists have found links between a number of the chemicals and many health concerns—including kidney and testicular cancer,

thyroid disease, liver damage, developmental toxicity, ulcerative colitis, high cholesterol, pregnancy-induced preeclampsia and hypertension, and immune dysfunction.