Our polluted bodies

• • Contaminants in your body

  • 700
  • number of contaminants
  • in your body, right now
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• • Male semen quality

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  • compared to 100 in 1940
  • in the Western world
  • Really?

• • Infertile men

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  • percent of men
  • in the western world, right now
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• • Chemicals tested for 'cocktail effects'

  • 0
  • number of tests
  • in the world, ever
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• • Babies born

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  • births
  • in the world, this year
  • Why is this relevant?

• • Boys born with deformed genitals

  • Way too many!
  • baby boys
  • in the world
  • That doesn't sound good

• • New cases of cancer

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  • number of people
  • in the world, this year
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• • Synthetic chemicals on the market

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  • number of man-made chemicals
  • on the market, right now
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Content

• ALL FACTS
• Contaminants in your body
• Male semen quality
• Infertile men
• Chemicals tested for 'cocktail effects'
• Babies born
• Boys born with deformed genitals
• New cases of cancer
• Synthetic chemicals on the market

Something to consider

We carry at least 700 chemicals in our body that were not part of the human body chemistry before the 20th century. Most of these chemicals have not been well studied, and we don't know much about how they affect us.

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