about this participant:
Erika Schreder, a non-profit staff scientist from Seattle, WA, participated in the 2003 biomonitoring investigation entitled "EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk." She gave breast milk for the study on March 11, 2003 at age 35, when her baby, Hannelore, was 48 days old.
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Location:
Seattle, WA
Participant's groups:
Women of Childbearing Age, Female, Adult
Study:
EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk
Sample Date:
March 11, 2003
health & safety concerns: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Birth defects and developmental delays | 22 |
| Brain and nervous system | 22 |
| Reproduction and fertility | 22 |
| Endocrine system | 4 |
| Gastrointestinal (including liver) | 4 |
| Cancer | 1 |
bioaccumulative pollutants: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Persistent, accumulates in wildlife and/or people | 10 |
Participant: Erika Schreder
Found 19.5-22 of 44 tested chemicals
Erika Schreder's breast milk contained 19.5-22 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.
Summary of chemicals found in Erika Schreder
| 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)
19.5-22 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: 11.2 ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk
- Low vs 20 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (10th %ile)
| 9.51 | ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk | 1080 |
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Total Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Chemicals not found in Erika Schreder
22 chemicals
PBDE-138, PBDE-7, PBDE-10, PBDE-126, PBDE-77, PBDE-35, PBDE-12, PBDE-13, PBDE-1, PBDE-2, PBDE-32, PBDE-30, PBDE-166, PBDE-8, PBDE-11, PBDE-206, PBDE-181, PBDE-155, PBDE-190, PBDE-105, 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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