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Measuring Pollution In Humans

Posted by Hemos on from the you-come-out-to-3.5%-filthy dept.

CHaN_316 writes "Scientists have begun measuring pollutants in our body and the results sound like a chemical clean-up site. They've found things such as flame retardants, chemicals derived from DDTs, mercury, uranium, cotinine, and many more. The concern is a lot of this stuff is ending up in mother's milk. But hey, at least in the event of spontaneous combustion, I'll be partially protected."

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  1. Re:Healthy future ... by I8TheWorm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Noted, but the main reason life expectancy in developed nations has exploded over the past 100 years is due to our treatment of the process of birth and immunizations shortly after. Since deaths at birth were counted against the life expectancy average, one person living to 100 and one dying at birth give an average of only 50 years. The infant mortality rate has dropped considerably, and is the largest contributor to the increase in life expectancy.

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