We are all essentially products of our environment, whether or not we'd like to be. It was eye-opening and scary to learn that what you consume, sleep on, live near and the products you use can be polluting your body. This video made me very uncomfortable to what I may have been exposed to as a child and what I may currently be exposed to as an adult. I was upset and shocked upon hearing about how children have higher levels of chemical exposure than adults. It’s very upsetting since children are still developing and more sensitive to potentially permanent impairment from chemical exposures. Chemical exposures are reported to be contributing to the epidemic of chronic disease among american children ranging from developmental disabilities, cancer, asthma, and birth defects. It was also deeply upsetting to learn that the EPA DOES NOT require manufacturers to test effects on human health before approval to put the product on the market. I believed that if any group was responsible for product safety that it would be the EPA. I don’t understand why the EPA wouldn’t want to ensure product safety for products that can greatly impact everyone’s health. What makes this even worse is that it takes only 90 days to test products and would probably help reduce the rise of childhood chemical exposure.
Hi Christina,
ReplyDeleteI would also be scared if I found out that I have the chemicals listed above in my body. I agree that the video was an eye-opening. It was shocking to learned that the children have higher chemical exposure than their parents. EPA really need to be more responsible. They need to set stricter regulations for manufacturers.
Hi Christina,
ReplyDeleteI was also surprised to learn that children have higher levels of the chemicals in their bodies. It is probably because they are smaller in size however it just makes me think about the effect these chemicals have on their developing organs. We truly are a product of our environment I am curious to know and take a test to also know the level of exposure to certain chemicals and to see which chemicals have been banned but we are still exposed too.