Sex, Gender and Chemicals: Factoring Women into Canada's Chemicals Management Plan

Author / Creator

Lewis, Sarah

Summary

Chemical substances are found everywhere in our environment. Whether it be at home, outdoors, or in the workplace, we are continuously coming into contact with various chemicals through our air, wa...

Chemical substances are found everywhere in our environment. Whether it be at home, outdoors, or in the workplace, we are continuously coming into contact with various chemicals through our air, water, food, cosmetics, clothes, personal care products and everyday household items (Cooper & Vanderlinden, 2009; Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, 2008). As our detection methods improve, we are forced to confront the evidence of these exposures: biomonitoring studies now show that nearly everyone has measurable amounts of almost all known toxic chemicals stored somewhere in their bodies.

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