about this participant:
Angela Strother, a graphic artist from Gainesville, FL, participated in the 2003 biomonitoring investigation entitled "EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk." She gave breast milk for the study on May 6, 2003 at age 33, when her baby, Grace, was 73 days old.
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Location:
Gainesville, FL
Participant's groups:
Women of Childbearing Age, Female, Adult
Study:
EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk
Sample Date:
May 6, 2003
health & safety concerns: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Birth defects and developmental delays | 27 |
| Brain and nervous system | 27 |
| Reproduction and fertility | 27 |
| Gastrointestinal (including liver) | 3 |
| Endocrine system | 3 |
| Cancer | 1 |
bioaccumulative pollutants: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Persistent, accumulates in wildlife and/or people | 9 |
Participant: Angela Strother
Found 23-27 of 44 tested chemicals
Angela Strother's breast milk contained 23-27 of 44 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals tested, including chemicals linked to birth defects and developmental delays, brain and nervous system toxicity, and reproductive toxicity and fertility problems.
- This participant's samples show above average levels of Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), compared to all others in EWG studies
Summary of chemicals found in Angela Strother
| chemical family | level found | health effects | exposure routes |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) | high | 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)
23-27 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: 178 ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk
- High vs 20 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (80th %ile)
| 9.51 | ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk | 1080 |
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Total Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Chemicals not found in Angela Strother
17 chemicals
PBDE-208, PBDE-2, PBDE-1, PBDE-13, PBDE-12, PBDE-35, PBDE-77, PBDE-126, PBDE-10, PBDE-32, PBDE-30, PBDE-116, PBDE-119, PBDE-105, PBDE-190, PBDE-181, 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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