Toxic Canadian Politicians

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Toxic Nation has recently published some interesting data on the presence of chemicals in four Canadian politicians:

Each politician was tested for 103 chemicals
• PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers),
• PFCs (perfluorinated chemicals),
• PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls),
• PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons),
• OPIMs (organophosphate insecticide metabolites),
• OCPs (organochlorine pesticides), and
• metals such as lead and mercury.

I got a big kick out of the fact that Jack Layton had the highest concentration of flame retardant chemicals in his analytical results - necessary for the leader of the NDP.  Check it out, it's pretty light reading, and directly applicable to Americans as well, I suspect. 

Direct link to report:
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/resources/publications.htm#3

There's also two other reports available, one on Canadians in general and one on Canadian families (Polluted Children, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadian Families

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