Merrell-Ann Phare
39 of 88 chemicals were detected in Merrell-Ann, including 35 chemicals that can cause reproductive and developmental disorders.
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Age: 40 Sex: Female Occupation: Legal Counsel and Executive Director of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) Place of residence: Winnipeg , MB Exposure to chemicals on the job: No Height: 5’10” Weight: 140 lb, stable Diet: Lacto-ovo vegetarian Proportion of diet that is organic: 35% Hours spent in front of computer/day: 6 Purchase of products likely to contain brominated flame retardants: Within the last 5 years Visited malarial area: South Africa , 1995 Use of air fresheners: Incense Pesticide use: None Consumption of cigarettes: None |
"I am surprised that my levels of toxic chemicals weren't lower because I’m very careful about my exposure to chemicals. My results seem to indicate that chemicals are so pervasive and persistent that they are difficult to avoid. An astounding result is the fact I have DDT in my body. I know that DDT was banned years ago in Canada, but it’s still contaminating my body.”--Merrell-Ann Phare.
Number of chemicals detected in Merrell-Ann that are linked to a listed chemical health effect, and the study average
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Chemicals' Effect on Health |
Number of Chemicals Detected that are Linked to a Listed Health Effect |
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In Merrell-Ann |
Average in Study Volunteers |
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Carcinogen |
26
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28
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Hormone disruptor |
15
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18
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Respiratory toxicant |
13
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15
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Reproductive/ |
35
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38
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Number and concentration of chemicals detected in Merrell-Ann, and median chemical concentration in study volunteers
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Chemical Group |
Merrell-Ann's Results |
Median Concentration in Study Volunteers |
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Number of Compounds Detected |
Median Concentration |
Concentration Range |
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Heavy metals (umol/L in whole blood): Beryllium, copper, lithium, lead, zinc, selenium |
5 of 6
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2.1
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< 0.05 to 89
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2.7
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Heavy metals (nmol/L in whole blood): Arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silver, tellurium, tin, thallium, uranium, mercury |
10 of 13
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0.16
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< 0.07 to 190
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7
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PBDEs (ug/L in plasma) |
3 of 5
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< 0.02
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< 0.01 to 0.12
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0.011
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PCBs (ug/L in plasma) |
9 of 16
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0.011
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< 0.01 to 0.72
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0.018
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PFOS (ug/L in plasma) |
1 of 1
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12
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n/a
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10
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Organochlorine pesticides (ug/L in plasma) |
6 of 13
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< 0.01
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< 0.005 to 0.95
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0.0098
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Organophosphate insecticide metabolites (ug/g cre in urine) |
4 of 6
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2.5
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< 0.67 to 61
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1.9
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VOCs (ng/mL in whole blood) |
1 of 28
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< 0.5
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< 0.5 to 0.5
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< 0.5
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Total number of chemicals found in Merrell-Ann: 39 of 88 |
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