Latinas had higher levels of many potentially dangerous chemicals — ScienceDaily
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 11, 2022
A national study that enrolled a highly diverse group of pregnant women over 12 years found rising exposure to chemicals from plastics and pesticides that may be harmful to development.
Many of the chemicals that the women had been exposed to were replacement chemicals: new forms of chemicals that have been banned or phased out that may be just as harmful as the ones they replaced. The study also found many women had been exposed to neonicotinoids, a kind of pesticide that is toxic to bees.
Researchers measured 103 chemicals, mostly from pesticides . . .
