The need for better public health decisions on chemicals released into our environment |
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Authors: | Woodruff Tracey J Burke Thomas A Zeise Lauren |
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Affiliation: | University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. woodrufft@obgyn.ucsf.edu |
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Abstract: | Protecting the health of the public-particularly the most vulnerable groups, such as children-requires rethinking current approaches to reducing environmental risks. We review the evolving understanding of the relationship between exposure to chemicals in the environment and disease, as well as the current state of managing those chemicals. We present recommendations to improve current approaches, including changing the burden of proof so that chemicals are not presumed safe in the absence of scientific data. We also propose modernizing approaches to assessing health risks. |
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