What Do the Experts Say Environmental Toxins?
The scientists that were interviewed for the article had differing opinions. One, a Mount Sinai Medical Center physician, considered the use of these little understood chemicals in clothing to be unconscionable, stating that humans are currently part what he called an ‘unnatural experiment.’ The president of the American Council on Science and Health disagreed, offering that detecting chemicals is not the same as proving they are a hazard. What Does this Expert Say? Well, I am a scientist too, trained in biology, and here is my opinion. I have not read the studies on rats and PBDEs, nor have I participated in any research on the dangers of environmental toxins, but you don’t have to be a scientist in order to have common sense. I say, what does it hurt to err on the side of caution? There are many relatively new chemicals used in textiles, and their long-term effect on human health is not yet known. I don’t need to wait for an official study to come out to decide that, “Hey, maybe orga
