WALLSTROM TESTS
November 1st, 2003 BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission's Swedish environment Commissioner Margot Wallström may work to drive pollution from Europe's skies, seas and soil, but voluntary blood tests have shown she should cleanse her own body of unwanted chemicals. The 49-year-old mother of two was found to be contaminated with PBDEs (Poly Brominated Diphenyl Ethers), PCBs (Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls) and OCPs (OrganoChlorine Pesticides). Of the latter, Mrs Wallström's blood sample included traces of now-banned DDT pesticides, which can cause nervous problems, premature births ...
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