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Environmental Project, 589

Children and the unborn child

Exposure and susceptibility to chemical
substances - an evaluation

Abstract
Children are at risk of exposure to a lot of high-production-volume synthetic chemical substances which have been introduced into the market within the past 50 years; these chemical substances are used widely in consumer products and are dispersed in the environment.  Children as well as the unborn child have in some cases appeared to be uniquely vulnerable
to chemical toxicants because of their biological growth and
development. Furthermore, children may be more heavily exposed than adults to certain chemicals and pollutants in the environment.  This report summarises and discusses the current knowledge about the biological susceptibility and exposure of chemical substances to children during the embryonic, foetal, and postnatal periods.

Abstract in Danish
Børn er udsat for en lang række syntetiske kemikalier, som produceres i store mængder, og som er kommet på markedet inden for de sidste 50 år.
De syntetiske kemikalier bruges i vidt omfang i forbrugsvarer og spredes i miljøet.   Børn og ufødte børn har undertiden vist sig at være yderst sårbare over for toksiske kemiske stoffer, på grund af deres biologiske vækst og udvikling. Desuden kan den påvirkning, som børn udsættes for fra visse kemiske stoffer og miljøfremmede stoffer være kraftigere end påvirkningen af voksne. Rapporten redegør for den aktuelle viden om den biologiske modtagelighed og påvirkning fra kemiske stoffer, som børn udsættes for i fosterstadiet og umiddelbart efter fødslen.

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