Introduction

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What you can do

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References

Glossary

What you can do

Green pastures?
How are chemicals harming our health

Learn more about the impact of man-made chemicals on our health

• Find out more about how chemicals enter your body
  http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/pollutionInYou/HowYouExposed.htm
  
• Information on diseases related to chemical exposure is available on the Chemical Health Monitor website
  www.chemicalshealthmonitor.org
  
• Read the consumer guide to Bisphenol A produced by HEAL and Friends of the Earth Europe, available at
  http://www.env-health.org/IMG/pdf/15_foee_bisphenol_cons_lr.pdf
  
• Make your home safe for your new baby with the help of the Nesting project from Women in Europe for a Common Future http://www.projectnesting.org/
  
• Read the fact sheet from the Danish government on “Good chemistry to pregnant and nursing mothers”:
  http://www.mst.dk
  
• Doctors in the US have produced a series of documents on Toxics and Health, see the website of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) http://www.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=enviro_resources#Toxics
  
  

Reduce exposure to harmful chemicals

• Do not smoke and make your home and car non-smoking zones.
  
• Reduce pesticide exposure – Don’t use herbicides, insecticides or fungicides in your home. Ask your local municipality, town and school to go pesticide free in public places. Buy organic.
  
• Help reduce traffic pollution – Walk, bike, use public transport or car pooling to reduce traffic exhaust and improve air quality.
  
• Choose to breastfeed your baby but if you need baby bottles, buy one that is not made from polycarbonate.
  To find out more, have look at: http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2008/02/z-report-on-bpa-in-infant-care-products.html or http://www.babybornfree.co.uk/
  
• Reduce your child’s exposure to asthma-provoking factors by learning more at:
  http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/92/asthmachecklist
  
• Find out what you can do to avoid possible exposure to toxic chemicals from non-stick coatings on cooking utensils http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/109/toxin
  
• Check out the shoppers-guide for non-toxic products:
  http://www.wecf.eu/english/publications/2007/reach_guide.php
  
• Follow some tips on how to make your home a healthy home:
  http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/pledge/index.php
  
• Learn about “Alternatives to Pesticides” from the Armenian Women for Health & Healthy Environments, available at: http://awhhe.am/downloads/alt_pest_eng_2008.pdf
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Help spread the message

Watch with friends and family, “Contaminated Without Consent”, a 16-minute video available free of charge, about the hidden risks from chemical contaminants found in our homes and workplaces, in the products we buy, and in our bodies. Download the video at: http://www.contaminatedwithoutconsent.org/