Safety 2011 Proceedings

505 Childbearing-Aged Women's Exposures to Multiple Environmental Chemicals

Instructor: Marcella R. Thompson, Ph.D., CSP, COHN-S, University of Rhode Island, East Greenwich, RI

Description: Sponsored by the Environmental Practice Specialty and the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group
New research estimates that one-fifth of U.S. childbearing-aged women have concurrently elevated blood levels of lead, methyl mercury and PCBs - all neuro-toxic to fetuses and lactating infants. It analyzes data from CDC NHANES, identifies risk factors for exposure and makes recommendations for changing environmental health practice, research and federal guidelines. This presentation will examine details of the research and its use in the workplace.

Level: I