Exposure to toxic chemicals in our environment begins early in life--even before birth.
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Ken Cook, President and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, is a strong proponent for a Kids-Safe Chemical Act, to reduce children's exposure to toxics in the environment.
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Additional online resources from the Environmental Working Group include the Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, and their Cosmetic Saftety database.
Click here to view Ken Cook's 20-minute video summary presentation on the 10 Americans study.
The Environmental Working Group is also pressing for the creation of a human "toxome," similar to the genetic map known as the human genome, to identify where and how toxic chemicals affect the body's healthy biological processes.