Environment Commissioner Wallström announced on 6 November that 28 chemical substances had been found in her body, illustrating the urgency of the EU’s radical review of its chemicals policy. Her blood contained a number of PBDEs (penta-BDE and octa-BDE), PCBs, and organochlorine pesticides, such as DDT.
Read more at:
”Presence of persistent chemicals in the human body results of Commissioner Wallstrom’s blood test”
”Commissioner Wallström proves urgency of chemicals policy overhaul”
”Commissioner takes toxicity test”
”White Paper on the Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy”
In Swedish: ”Margot Wallström har gift i blodet” (Dagens Nyheter 6/11)
Filed under: Health, In English, Medicin, Politik & samhälle, Science, Vetenskap & forskning | Tagged: European Commission, Margot Wallström, REACH, toxic chemicals, toxins |
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