The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine has published their report “Body of Evidence: a Study of Pollution in Maine People. Melissa Boyd served as a research assistant and assisted as Executive Director of the Maine chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
In the study, 13 Maine men and women volunteered to have their bodies tested for traces of chemical pollution. The results were staggering. The study found a total of 46 different chemicals in samples of blood, urine and hair. On average, each participant had measurable levels of 36 toxic chemicals in their bodies.
The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine concluded the report with recommendations for a comprehensive safer chemicals policy that the government should adopt.
Full Body of Evidence Report PDF
