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Key
PBT pollutants are highly toxic to developing children
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Toxic effects are critical for children:
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Mercury
and PCB: developmental effects from low exposures may
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reduce
capability for a lifetime
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Analogous
to lead
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Because
key exposures for children are very early, women are
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the
target population to reduce exposure to contaminated
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foods
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Women
face high level even in far away
areas: northern
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Canada
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