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Mary Sexton


Fri, 11/09/2007 - 17:42 — zlu

49 of 88 chemicals were detected in Mary, including 31 cancer-causing chemicals.

 

Age: 43
Sex: Female
Occupation: Filmmaker/Producer
Place of residence: St. John's, NL
Exposure to chemicals on the job: None
Height: 5'6" Weight: 170 lb, stable
Diet: Pesco-vegetarian
Proportion of diet that is organic: 35%
Hours spent in front of computer/day: 10 to 12
Purchase of products likely to contain brominated flame retardants: Within the last 2 years
Visited malarial area: No
Use of air fresheners: Yes
Pesticide use: None
Consumption of cigarettes: 1/day

“Wow, I am shocked! I thought I was extremely healthy. I’ve been a vegetarian for years, exercised, and walked the dogs. Little did I know that the environment plays such a huge role in what goes into our bodies. More disturbing is the fact that we have little or no control over it. I want to make a pledge and a commitment to do my part in making our planet a less toxic place to live. Because after all, it’s not just our own health we have to think about, but the health and well being of our children, grandchildren and generations to come.”--Mary Sexton

Number of chemicals detected in Mary that are linked to a listed chemical health effect, and the study average

Chemicals' Effect on Health

Number of Chemicals Detected that are
Linked to a Listed Health Effect

In Mary

Average in Study Volunteers

Carcinogen

31

28

Hormone disruptor

20

18

Respiratory toxicant

17

15

Reproductive/
developmental toxicant

42

38

Number and concentration of chemicals detected in Mary, and median chemical concentration in study volunteers

Chemical Group

Mary's Results

Median Concentration in Study Volunteers

Number of Compounds Detected

Median Concentration

Concentration Range

Heavy metals
(umol/L in whole blood)
Beryllium, copper, lithium, lead, zinc, selenium

5 of 6

10

0.04 to 200

2.7

Heavy metals
(nmol/L in whole blood):
Arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silver, tellurium, tin, thallium, uranium, mercury

13 of 13

2.5

< 0.05 to 89

7

PBDEs (ug/L in plasma)

2 of 5

< 0.02

< 0.01 to 0.1

0.011

PCBs (ug/L in plasma)

11 of 16

0.016

< 0.01 to 0.76

0.018

PFOS (ug/L in plasma)

1 of 1

14

n/a

10

Organochlorine pesticides
(ug/L in plasma)

9 of 13

0.006

< 0.005 to 0.47

0.0098

Organophosphate insecticide metabolites
(ug/g cre in urine)

5 of 6

2

< 0.67 to 7.9

1.9

VOCs
(ng/mL in whole blood)

3 of 28

< 0.5

< 0.5 to 0.8

< 0.5

Total number of chemicals found in Mary: 49 of 88

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