Campagne Stay healthy, stop mercury
Geplaatst: zo apr 06, 2008 10:08 pm
Zie http://www.env-health.org/r/145
More than one in six women involved in a small-scale study in 21 countries has a level of mercury above a widely-accepted recommended safety dose, according to a report published on 10 January 2007 by the “Stay Healthy, Stop Mercury” campaign.
Although the small-scale survey involved approximately 250 women, the results reaffirm figures published in the EU’s 2005 extended impact assessment. The findings are worrying because scientific reports have shown conclusively that low-level exposure to mercury in the womb can cause brain damage in children.
The “Stay Healthy, Stop Mercury” campaign aims to raise awareness of a potential “child brain drain” taking place in Europe and around the world as a result of environmental mercury pollution. The two groups coordinating the campaign - the Health & Environment Alliance and Health Care Without Harm - are calling on the EU to show leadership in efforts to control environmental mercury pollution by securing a global ban on mercury. Ultimately, the only solution is to eliminate all uses of mercury everywhere, to collect and store remaining mercury safely and to clean up mercury pollution.
More than one in six women involved in a small-scale study in 21 countries has a level of mercury above a widely-accepted recommended safety dose, according to a report published on 10 January 2007 by the “Stay Healthy, Stop Mercury” campaign.
Although the small-scale survey involved approximately 250 women, the results reaffirm figures published in the EU’s 2005 extended impact assessment. The findings are worrying because scientific reports have shown conclusively that low-level exposure to mercury in the womb can cause brain damage in children.
The “Stay Healthy, Stop Mercury” campaign aims to raise awareness of a potential “child brain drain” taking place in Europe and around the world as a result of environmental mercury pollution. The two groups coordinating the campaign - the Health & Environment Alliance and Health Care Without Harm - are calling on the EU to show leadership in efforts to control environmental mercury pollution by securing a global ban on mercury. Ultimately, the only solution is to eliminate all uses of mercury everywhere, to collect and store remaining mercury safely and to clean up mercury pollution.