about this participant:
Katrina Alcorn, a web designer from Oakland, CA, participated in the 2003 biomonitoring investigation entitled "EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk." She gave breast milk for the study on February 10, 2003 at age 31, when her baby, Ruby, was 37 days old.
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Location:
Oakland, CA
Participant's groups:
Women of Childbearing Age, Female, Adult
Study:
EWG Study #2, flame retardants in breast milk
Sample Date:
February 10, 2003
health & safety concerns: |
chemicals found in this person |
| Reproduction and fertility | 23 |
| Brain and nervous system | 23 |
Participant: Katrina Alcorn
Found 20-23 of 44 tested chemicals
Katrina Alcorn's breast milk contained 20-23 of 44 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals tested, including chemicals linked to reproductive toxicity and fertility problems, brain and nervous system toxicity,
- 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 Katrina Alcorn
| chemical family | level found | health effects | exposure routes |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) | moderate | 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)
20-23 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: 78.9 ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk
- Moderate vs 20 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (65th %ile)
| 9.51 | ppb (lipid weight) in breast milk | 1080 |
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Total Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Chemicals not found in Katrina Alcorn
21 chemicals
PBDE-32, PBDE-3, PBDE-2, PBDE-1, PBDE-13, PBDE-12, PBDE-35, PBDE-77, PBDE-126, PBDE-10, PBDE-7, PBDE-8, PBDE-30, PBDE-116, PBDE-119, PBDE-105, PBDE-181, PBDE-208, PBDE-207, PBDE-209, PBDE-11
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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