Exposure to chemicals dangerous to hormone function burdens Americans with hundreds of billions in disease costs
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 06:02
in Health & Medicine
Annual healthcare costs and lost earnings in the United States from low-level but daily exposure to hazardous chemicals commonly found in plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides, exceeds $340 billion, according to a detailed economic analysis.