Toxic Chemicals are in Your Home

Toxic chemicals are in your home PFCS BPA SOUP (bisphenol A) (perfluorinated compounds) Used in: Used in: • food can linings •baby bottles •receipt paper •CDS and DVDS •clothing •cookware •food containers •carpets Formaldehyde Phthalates Used in: Used in: •carpeting •soaps and detergents •cabinetry •glues and adhesives •air fresheners •paper •vinyl tile •wood varnishes and lacquers I1 Toluene PBDES (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) Used in: •paints • flooring adhesives •plumbing adhesives •adhesive removers Used in: • furniture •electrical equipment • TVs and computers Toxic chemicals are in your body PFCS, PBDES and phthalates BPA is found in 232 toxic chemicals 9 out of 10 Americans were found in Mtpptpi umbilical cord blood are in 99% of pregnant women from U.S. newborns They're putting your health at risk Fertility problems Asthma Parkinson's disease is linked to up is linked to 2x 100% are linked to 40% toluene and higher increase PFCS, PBDES formaldehyde between since trichloroethylene expected by 1982 & 2002 1980 2030 and phthalates and other chemicals And many more may be just as dangerous Learn more and take action at edf.org/ChemReform ©2011 Environmental Defense Fund