Chemical cocktails cause health risks for children and adults
A new research study shows that mixtures of chemicals pose health risks to children as well as adults. The concentrations of chemicals found in the European population of adults and children exceeds the safe level by a factor of between 3 and 9. Six chemicals contributed to about 95% of the total risk. These results call for improved risk management measures for the chemical mixtures that humans are frequently exposed to.
The study team includes researchers from Italy, Belgium, Germany, and Sweden, with Sebastian Socianu from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre as the lead author. The results of the study were published on 18 May 2022 with the title Chemical Mixtures in the EU Population: Composition and Potential Risks in the journal 'International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health'.
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