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https://principia-scientific.com/women-and-girls-at-higher-risk-from-toxic-industrial-chemicals/ ‘Alarming’ science warns about chemicals
Women and girls are more likely to be affected by certain toxic chemicals such as glyphosate and atrazine partly because their bodies react differently than male bodies, the report says.
Females experience greater vulnerability to environmental exposures during menstruation, pregnancy and childhood. Reproductive harms usually are not included in environmental assessments for new industry, the report says.
Women and girls are also more likely to encounter multiple toxins at work and home — for instance, using cleaning, medical, beauty and personal care products that contain dangerous ingredients.
Females often have less decision-making influence in highly toxic industries, such as fossil fuels, the report says.
And with one in every 10 women in the world living in extreme poverty, they may not have the resources, knowledge or power to protect themselves from exposure. (Poor and marginalized males also are leveraged to perform dangerous work with hazardous substances, and no complaints, the report notes.)
Women and girls are more likely to be affected by certain toxic chemicals such as glyphosate and atrazine partly because their bodies react differently than male bodies, the report says.
Females experience greater vulnerability to environmental exposures during menstruation, pregnancy and childhood. Reproductive harms usually are not included in environmental assessments for new industry, the report says.
Women and girls are also more likely to encounter multiple toxins at work and home — for instance, using cleaning, medical, beauty and personal care products that contain dangerous ingredients.
Females often have less decision-making influence in highly toxic industries, such as fossil fuels, the report says.
And with one in every 10 women in the world living in extreme poverty, they may not have the resources, knowledge or power to protect themselves from exposure. (Poor and marginalized males also are leveraged to perform dangerous work with hazardous substances, and no complaints, the report notes.)