Women 16-49 (and their unborn babies) at risk of multiple pollutants

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

In a new analysis of thousands of US women of childbearing age, researchers found that most exceeded the median blood level for two or more of three environmental pollutants that could harm brain development of fetuses and babies: lead, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls.

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