about this participant:
Jenna Meyer, from San Francisco, CA, participated in the 2003 biomonitoring investigation entitled "EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk." She gave breast milk for the study on November 13, 2002 at age 31, when her baby, Stella, was 51 days old.
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Location:
San Francisco, CA
Participant's groups:
Women of Childbearing Age, Female, Adult
Study:
EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk
Sample Date:
November 13, 2002
health & safety concerns: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Reproduction and fertility | 24 |
| Birth defects and developmental delays | 24 |
| Brain and nervous system | 24 |
| Gastrointestinal (including liver) | 4 |
| Endocrine system | 4 |
bioaccumulative pollutants: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Persistent, accumulates in wildlife and/or people | 9 |
Participant: Jenna Meyer
Found 21-24 of 44 tested chemicals
Jenna Meyer's breast milk contained 21-24 of 44 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals tested, including chemicals linked to reproductive toxicity and fertility problems, birth defects and developmental delays, and brain and nervous system toxicity.
Summary of chemicals found in Jenna Meyer
| chemical family | level found | health effects | exposure routes |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) | low | Reproduction and fertility, Brain and nervous system | Foam furniture, carpet padding, computers, televisions, contaminated house dust, food |
Test results by chemical family (see each chemical)
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes)
21-24 of 44 found — see each chemical
Fire retardants in furniture foam, computers, and televisions. Accumulate in human tissues. May harm brain development.
- cumulative level found: 24.5 ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk
- Low vs 20 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (25th %ile)
| 9.51 | ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk | 1080 |
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Total Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Chemicals not found in Jenna Meyer
20 chemicals
PBDE-8, PBDE-7, PBDE-10, PBDE-77, PBDE-35, PBDE-12, PBDE-13, PBDE-1, PBDE-2, PBDE-32, PBDE-30, PBDE-11, PBDE-209, PBDE-208, PBDE-181, PBDE-190, PBDE-105, PBDE-119, PBDE-116, PBDE-3
References/Notes
[1] CDC (2005). National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/. (Methylmercury results have been compared to total mercury in CDC biomonitoring.)
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