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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / December 2005carcinogenic chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood
Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/execsumm.php Body Burden - The Pollution in Newborns A benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood "In a study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in collaboration with Commonweal, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants in umbilical cord blood from 10 babies born in August and September of 2004 in U.S. hospitals. Tests revealed a total of 287 chemicals in the group. The umbilical cord blood of these 10 children, collected by Red Cross after the cord was cut, harbored pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline, and garbage." Mercury (Hg) - tested for 1, found 1 Pollutant from coal-fired power plants, mercury-containing products, and certain industrial processes. Accumulates in seafood. Harms brain development and function. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - tested for 18, found 9 Pollutants from burning gasoline and garbage. Linked to cancer. Accumulates in food chain. Polybrominated dibenzodioxins and furans (PBDD/F) - tested for 12, found 7 Contaminants in brominated flame retardants. Pollutants and byproducts from plastic production and incineration. Accumulate in food chain. Toxic to developing endocrine (hormone) system Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) - tested for 12, found 9 Active ingredients or breakdown products of Teflon, Scotchgard, fabric and carpet protectors, food wrap coatings. Global contaminants. Accumulate in the environment and the food chain. Linked to cancer, birth defects, and more. Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and furans (PBCD/F) - tested for 17, found 11 Pollutants, by-products of PVC production, industrial bleaching, and incineration. Cause cancer in humans. Persist for decades in the environment. Very toxic to developing endocrine (hormone) system. Organochlorine pesticides (OCs) - tested for 28, found 21 DDT, chlordane and other pesticides. Largely banned in the U.S. Persist for decades in the environment. Accumulate up the food chain, to man. Cause cancer and numerous reproductive effects. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) - tested for 46, found 32 Flame retardant in furniture foam, computers, and televisions. Accumulates in the food chain and human tissues. Adversely affects brain development and the thyroid. Polychlorinated Naphthalenes (PCNs) - tested for 70, found 50 Wood preservatives, varnishes, machine lubricating oils, waste incineration. Common PCB contaminant. Contaminate the food chain. Cause liver and kidney damage. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - tested for 209, found 147 Industrial insulators and lubricants. Banned in the U.S. in 1976. Persist for decades in the environment. Accumulate up the food chain, to man. Cause cancer and nervous system problems. Source: Chemical analyses of 10 umbilical cord blood samples were conducted by AXYS Analytical Services (Sydney, BC) and Flett Research Ltd. (Winnipeg, MB). > Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood > [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > conducted by AXYS Analytical Services (Sydney, BC) and Flett Research > Ltd. (Winnipeg, MB). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From a physician: The only reason we have not found pollutants in human bodies is because we have not looked for them. And the reason for that is that powerful vested interests, with only their own survival at heart, have militated against such tests. Now, however, there is a new mood in the world. It is a growing confidence in the power of the people, when armed with solid data, to reverse the falsehoods ("there's no proof of any harm", "the government has declared all these substances safe", "every one of these chemicals has been exhaustively tested and found to be harmless" [in isolation, of course!], etc.) that have been promulgated for so long. No longer docile, citizens are banding together all over the world to create a new vision of planetary culture. From "the experts say it's okay, so it must be so" to "experts are only as good as their independence and integrity permits" is a giant step, but a crucial one, if we are to re-establish rules of human conduct that engender trust. I see the loss of trust as one of the single most pernicious developments in current world affairs. Political leaders generally act for their own self-interest, not the needs of their constituents. Corporate leaders act for their bottom line. Professional leaders act for the narrow self-interest of their group, and disdainfully refuse to engage in self-analysis. But ordinary citizens, with nothing to lose and nothing to gain except a better world for everyone, not just themselves, are acting like people drafted into jury duty. Not motivated by personal interest -- or with the prejudices of one balanced by the prejudices of another! -- citizens in such a role achieve a certain balance and wisdom. Certainly it is better than the partiality manifested by people with narrower interests, usually in simple, unvarnished wealth and power. I think a new day is dawning -- and not a moment too soon. > Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > A benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and > pesticides in umbilical cord blood [snip alarmist garbage from Environmental Whopper Group] Modern analytic techniques can detect just a few stray molecules of anything you might care to look for. The quantities found are less likely to cause harm than that cosmic ray ripping through your body at this very moment. By just stepping aside at just the right moment you could save your life. > > Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > this very moment. By just stepping aside at just the right moment you > could save your life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/drgreene.php "Today, we use stem cells to regenerate people's blood and immune system after they have been treated with chemotherapy or radiation to destroy cancer cells. Already, more than 45 disorders can be treated with stem cells from umbilical cord blood. Preliminary research suggests that stem cells hold great promise for treating important common conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's. Work is also underway to use stem cells to treat diabetes, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury, among others. This is the same valuable blood that was analyzed in this study, and found to contain a startling array of industrial contaminants. It is the blood supply that bathed and nourished every cell of the baby while her organs and systems formed. It satisfied her hunger. The cord blood is an echo of the polluted lake within. It is tangible evidence that, after the cord is cut, the industrial chemicals that the mother was exposed to are now coursing through her baby's veins as the little one first greets the world." http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/execsumm.php "Of the 287 chemicals we detected in umbilical cord blood, we know that 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests. The dangers of pre- or post-natal exposure to this complex mixture of carcinogens, developmental toxins and neurotoxins have never been studied." * A developing child's chemical exposures are greater pound-for-pound than those of adults. * An immature, porous blood-brain barrier allows greater chemical exposures to the developing brain. * Children have lower levels of some chemical-binding proteins, allowing more of a chemical to reach "target organs." * A baby's organs and systems are rapidly developing, and thus are often more vulnerable to damage from chemical exposure. * Systems that detoxify and excrete industrial chemicals are not fully developed. * The longer future life span of a child compared to an adult allows more time for adverse effects to arise. Woman details ordeal of coping with cancer she ties to pesticides http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2005... TALLAHASSEE --- Morales, a native of Puerto Rico, was a pesticide sprayer for Aquatic Vegetation Control in Riviera Beach, a company that holds government contracts for the eradication of unwanted vegetation, including a $3.1 million U.S. Interior Department pact it signed in October. No investigation was ever done of her case by state investigators responsible for monitoring pesticide-related injuries or illnesses, according to both Morales and the president of the company, David Burney. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Abundance of poisons shortage of monitoring http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2005/05/0... TALAHASSEE -- Florida's failure grows from a fundamental flaw that leaves enforcement to the state Department of Agriculture, an obvious conflict of interest. ... ***The state's doctors and health departments also have been indifferent when it comes to following a law requiring them to report pesticide poisonings. Only a few reports are made each year.*** > Woman details ordeal of coping with cancer she ties to pesticides > http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2005... > > TALLAHASSEE --- Morales, a native of Puerto Rico, was a pesticide > sprayer for Aquatic Vegetation Control in Riviera Beach I wonder if she is available to tell me what caused my Cancer? My oncologists couldn't tell me, and I never thought of using an agricultural laborer to determine it. fresh~horseshit@despammed.com wrote: > > > Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood > > > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/execsumm.php [snip greeno-pinko agitprop] Media Break Rules for Green Groups By Michael Fumento Scripps Howard News Service, December 1, 2005 Copyright 2005 Scripps Howard News Service zonyl.html Zonyl is what keeps that yellow buttery goo from working its way to your lap even through five commercials, eight previews, and the feature film. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." But how about "Fool me always?" That's the mainstream media's relationship with self-styled "environmental" and "consumer" activist groups. And you wonder to what extent the media are being fooled - as opposed to simply repeating what they want to believe. A current and classic incident involves the Environmental Working Group - "a savvy political animal funded by deep-pocketed foundations" as one columnist nicely put it, "engaged in aggressive eco-lobbying that belies its image as an innocuous public charity dedicated to 'educating' citizens." Using allegedly "covered up" studies and a valiant "whistleblower" named Glenn Evers, EWG is accusing DuPont of hiding the health dangers of a member of the Teflon family called Zonyl. The chemical prevents food grease from penetrating wrappers and cardboard and staining your clothes. "ABC News has learned that the Food and Drug Administration has opened an investigation into its safety," declared the network's Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross on Good Morning America. The reason, he said, is a 1987 memo EWG obtained showing that [a type of Zonyl] was migrating into food at a rate "three times what the FDA allowed." Sure enough, on EWG's website there's a link: "1987 DuPont Internal memo showing Zonyl over 3 times the FDA limit. But the single-page document makes no reference to FDA. Perhaps that's because there is no FDA standard for Zonyl or other so-called "extractable" chemicals. EWG's claim is fabricated. Ross also told viewers: "A former DuPont senior engineer [Evers] alleges the company long failed to disclose all it knew about the chemical," but that "uncovered internal DuPont documents" had been forwarded to the FDA. Yet FDA official George Pauli told Bloomberg Press that DuPont was under no obligation to provide the FDA with those documents; indeed, the agency didn't ask for the documents because it's so busy that only materials considered important are required. Further, FDA recently stated that - based on its own research - types of coatings that include Zonyl "are safe fo > fresh~horseshit@despammed.com wrote: > > > > Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood [quoted text clipped - 94 lines] > Further, FDA recently stated that - based on its own research - > types of coatings that include Zonyl "are safe fo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December, 14, 2005 Dupont fined more than $10 million for Teflon reporting DOVER, Del. (AP) - Chemical giant DuPont Co. has agreed to pay $10.25 million in fines and $6.25 million for environmental projects in a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over the company's alleged failure to report information about a chemical used to make Teflon, the company said Wednesday. EPA officials said the settlement represents the largest civil administrative penalty the agency has ever obtained under any federal environmental statute. {...} The settlement involves action taken against Dupont by the EPA for allegedly ***withholding information*** about perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as PFOA and C-8, under provisions of both the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The EPA alleged that DuPont ***withheld information for more than 20 years about the health effects of PFOA***, also known as C-8, and about the pollution of water supplies near the company's Washington Works plant near Parkersburg, W.Va. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/NEWS01/51214002 http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Teflon/Zonyl-DuPont-Risk17nov05.htm Zonyl Packaging Whistle-blower: DuPont Knows Food-Packaging Risk JACK KASKEY / Bloomberg News 17nov2005 Evers, who was a chemical engineer in charge of fluorotelomer paper coatings at DuPont's Chambers Works site in Deepwater, N.J., said he tried to persuade his colleagues at DuPont to notify customers and regulators after he received a September 1987 study that found Zonyl leaches from paper coatings into food at 0.62 part per million. The FDA safety standard of 0.2 ppm was set in 1966. DuPont subsequently learned that Zonyl breaks down into PFOA in the blood, and that PFOA accumulates and persists in people, he said. DuPont would not market safer packaging alternatives because they were more expensive to produce, and Zonyl was the company's best seller, Evers said. "I pushed as hard as I possibly could for eliminating blood contamination chemicals that are retained in the blood," Evers said. Evers was fired in 2002 as part of a company restructuring, and he filed a wrongful-termination suit this year. He said he had no financial interest in speaking out. "My personal convictions do not allow me to withhold what I know," Evers said. "This effort can do nothing but make trouble for me." >Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood It is hard to know how important this is. Certainly, based on what is posted here, there is no basis for saying anything. It should not be surprising that chemicals that are "around" are found in cord blood. Per se, that is not interesting. There is no information given below about the amounts found. Without that info, this is meaningless. Whether that is simply a problem with the post, or with the report, I don't know. (I'm sure that those who did the work have at least some info on amounts.) But if someone wants to make a case out of this, they have a responsibility to show that the numbers are meaningful. And no numbers are given. So, so far, this post rates a zero. If the purpose was to raise a proper concern, it has failed to do so. bob > >Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > bob Please go to the website link provided for more in-depth information. Dear fresh horseshit, the Environmental Whopper Group is not a credible source of information. |
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