Testing new mothers for toxicants.In fall 2005, the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Commission for Environmental Cooperation began a continentwide testing program to analyze the blood of 500 first-time mothers for environmental contaminants including dioxins, furans, PCBs, DDT DDT or 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1,-trichloroethane, chlorinated hydrocarbon compound used as an insecticide. First introduced during the 1940s, it killed insects that spread disease and feed on crops. , chlordane chlordane (klōr`dān): see insecticide. , lindane lindane: see insecticides. , arsenic, lead, and mercury. The study will give scientists a profile of population exposure to these pollutants and allow them to assess baseline values and potential areas of concern in Mexico. The testing, which is partially funded by the World Bank, will be conducted at 15 sites in Mexico and Canada; pre-existing data will be used for the United States. A report outlining the results of the study is expected in 2006. |
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