Modern humans carry hundreds of untested synthetic chemicals never present before 1920
Evidence
Every one of you sitting here today is carrying at least 500 measurable chemicals in your body that were never in anyone’s body before the 1920s… We have dusted the globe with man-made chemicals that can undermine the development of the brain and behavior, and the endocrine, immune and reproductive systems, vital systems that assure perpetuity… Everyone is exposed. You are not exposed to one chemical at a time, but a complex mixture of chemicals that changes day by day, hour by hour, depending on where you are and the environment you are in… In the United States alone it is estimated that over 72,000 different chemicals are used regularly. Two thousand five hundred new chemicals are introduced annually—and of these, only 15 are partially tested for their safety. — Winona LaDuke, All Our Relations, 134
Categorization
- SHARE: The ‘only 15 partially tested of 2500 new per year’ stat is perfect for a science/environment friend.
- recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
- XREF: connects to: We’ve all been exposed to tens of thousands of virtually untested chemicals for decades — We Have Failed to Regulate Thousands of Potentially Hazardous Chemicals, Warn Scientists; Tens of thousands of US industrial chemicals remain untested for human harm — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 35; Most industrial chemicals used in the US lack human safety testing (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Most industrial chemicals used in the US lack human safety testing
#corroborates(0.95) - Tens of thousands of US industrial chemicals remain untested for human harm
#corroborates(0.92) — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 35 - Mid-century pesticide use outpaced toxicity testing and regulatory enforcement
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