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PHILIP SHABECOFF AND ALICE SHABECOFF

PHILIP SHABECOFF AND ALICE SHABECOFF. Lauren (with little sister Hailey) suffered from cleft lip and palate associated with a commercial solvent. Justin , exposed to a chemical used in synthetic rubber production, died of a rare cancer.

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PHILIP SHABECOFF AND ALICE SHABECOFF

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  1. PHILIP SHABECOFF AND ALICE SHABECOFF

  2. Lauren (with little sister Hailey) suffered from cleft lip and palate associated with a commercial solvent. Justin, exposed to a chemical used in synthetic rubber production, died of a rare cancer. Sarah, exposed to a radioactive by-product of nuclear energy in the water, has a brain tumor. Sean overcame problems of dyslexia and learning disabilities.

  3. One of Every Three Children Of America’s 73 million children, nearly one of every three suffers from a serious disorder. • Cancer: 40,000 • Lead poisoning: 600,000 • Birth defects: 2.5 million • Asthma: 6 million • Learning and behavioral disabilities: 12 million

  4. One of Every Two Pregnancies One of every two pregnancies ends either in fetal death or a less than healthy child. National Research Center, Scientific Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, National Academies of Science Press, Washington, DC, 2000

  5. Increases in Illnesses Childhood Cancer Increases 1970s -- Present

  6. Increases in Illnesses Premature Births, Asthma & Autism 1980s-Present

  7. Increasing difficulty in conceiving Falling sperm quantity and quality More low birth weight, smaller head size Declining proportion of boys to girls Increasing sexual deformities among boys Increasing demasculinization Increasing endometriosis among teenage girls Earlier and earlier sexual development among girls More problems emerging

  8. US industrial chemical production: 750% increase since 1980 Industrial Chemical Production

  9. Pounds of pesticides used: 1,125% increase since 1960s

  10. Number of Pesticide Ingredients

  11. Increasing Profits Value of the chemical industry

  12. Chemicals in umbilical cords Chemicals found in babies’ umbilical cords: Mercury Teflon Flame retardants Dioxin (a by-product of incinerating plastic) Air pollution particles 30 different kinds of pesticides DDT PCBs

  13. “We are paying for the sins of our fathers, who introduced these chemicals, not knowing or caring how bad or hazardous they were.” Dr. William Jameson, National Toxicology Program, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  14. $54.9 billion a year nationally to care for children with four illnesses – lead poisoning, cancer, asthma, learning/ behavioral disorders $77.3 billion a year nationally for special education $26.2 billion a year nationally to care for premature babies $12 billion per child to care for children with one or more of the 18 most significant birth defects $521 million a year for California’s costs associated with smog-linked childhood illnesses $1.1 to $1.6 billion a year for Massachusetts’s costs associated with toxic-linked childhood illnesses $400 million a year for Montana’s costs associated with toxic-linked childhood illnesses Costs of Care

  15. Indirect costs to the future If the current generation of children loses a mere 5 points average IQ, the outcome on a national level is devastating. Instead of 100 as the mean, the IQ shifts down to 95. That will nearly double the number of retarded adults from 6 million to 9.4 million, and more than halve the number of gifted, from 6 million to 2.4 million.

  16. Not just little adults Children are not just little adults. Their developing mind and body are exquisitely vulnerable. A misstep in the creation of trillions of cells at precisely the right time, precisely the right rate, and in precisely the right sequence--each is a window of vulnerability.

  17. Genes and the environment Genetics loads the gun,environment pulls the trigger. Jill Neimark

  18. What Causes What What illnesses does air pollution cause? Cancer Brain damage Heart attacks What illnesses does TCE cause? Fetal death Birth defects Skin diseases Cancer What illnesses do pesticides cause? Autism Cancers Diabetes Hypospadias

  19. From conception to old age Environmental exposures in early life can set a person’s cellular code for life and can cause illness at any time from conception until old age. Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and prostate and breast cancers are examples.

  20. Cancer Particulates in air pollution Formaldehyde Benzene Butadiene Pesticides Dioxins Food additives Arsenic Brain-behavioral disorders such as autism, ADHD, Tourettes and mental retardation heavy metals: lead, mercury, cadmium, manganese PCBs Pesticides Flame retardants What Causes What *Chronic illnesses are not caused by one single agent but by multiple interacting agents.

  21. The Amish The Amish, who farm without pesticides, in Ohio have one in 15,000 children with autism. The Amish in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County have zero cases.

  22. Scene of the Crime Mercury Lead Hydrochloric acid Chromium Arsenic Sulfur dioxide • Nuclear waste such as tritium can leak into water supply

  23. Scene of the Crime Trihalomethane, a chlorine-by product Fluoride 95 components of treated human sewage, including cosmetics, household cleaners, pharmaceuticals such as Prozac, hormone replacements and antibiotics Teflon TCE or other industrial solvents Pesticide mixtures

  24. Scene of the Crime • PVC, polyvinyl chloride made of petroleum on a base of chloride Phthalates • When incinerated turns into dioxins • Formaldehyde • Flame retardants

  25. Scene of the Crime Diesel exhaust, made up of 40 toxic chemicals including benzene, butadiene, and formaldehyde, as well as nitrogen dioxide and the other harmful particles that make up soot. • Box made of vinyl, with bisphenol A and lead • Snacks may be processed with additives, artificial colors (synthetics made from petroleum)

  26. Scene of the Crime Weaned often on blood Bovine growth hormones/steroids including testosterone & estrogen Fed grain, not grass Pesticides & poultry litter in feed • Arsenic • Antibiotics • Chicken feed includes ground-up parts of dead chickens

  27. Scene of the Crime Atrazine, an herbicide Genetically modified seeds • Rocket fuel (Perchlorate) • Pesticides

  28. Sarah, exposed to a radioactive by-product of nuclear energy in the water, has a brain tumor. Justin, exposed to a chemical used in synthetic rubber production, died of a rare cancer.

  29. Who’s supposed to regulate what

  30. Co-conspirators

  31. Witnesses for the Defense Scientists-for hire Product defense companies Public relations and advertising firms Lobbyists Law firms Legislators

  32. The American Chemistry Council, the chemical industry's trade association, gave a $50 million contract to the Ogilvy Mather public relations company for ads aimed at young married women--potential mothers. • Small text reads, “It is the plastic pipes, the chlorination technology, the things that help make the water safe and refreshing. It is American Chemistry.”

  33. Solutions • Educate yourself • Make changes in your home • Join with others • Lobby for legislation • Vote

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