Electronic Bulletin, October 2009, No. 9

Electronic Bulletin
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Hong Kong
October 2009, No. 9

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Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care: A Snapshot of Chemicals in Doctors and Nurses
Bobbi Chase Wilding, Kathy Curtis, and Kristen Welker-Hood
Physicians for Social Responsibility
October 2009

The report is available online.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in partnership with American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) releases the report, detailing the first investigation ever of chemicals found in the bodies of health care professionals. The inquiry found that all of the 20 participants had toxic chemicals associated with health care in their bodies. Each participant had at least 24 individual chemicals present, four of which are on the recently released Environmental Protection Agency list of priority chemicals for regulation.

Subject: Public Health