SOLVENTS DAMAGE
October 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIECHILDREN born to women exposed to solvents at work suffer from developmental problems according to a study in Canada's Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine journal.Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto found repeated exposure to chemicals used in jobs such as hairdressing, laboratory work and embalming during pregnancy resulted in lower IQs, poor language skills, inattentiveness and hyperactivity amongst their children, when young."It does seem that organic solvents do affect brain development when exposure occurs in ...
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