Why are children more susceptible than adults to chemical exposure??
The unique physiological characteristics and age-related behaviors of young children leave them particularly vulnerable to the health effects of toxic chemical exposures. Physiology and Behaviors of Children The following characteristics of children may make them even more vulnerable to the meth left in their environment by people who smoke or make meth. • They have higher metabolic and respiratory rates and take in the meth more quickly. • Their rapid growth rate means that their growing organs are vulnerable. • Children often crawl and touch floors and walls and tend to put their hands in their mouths, so the chemicals they touch will go into their bodies through their mouths • They are curious and may climb and reach dangerous chemicals, or drink or eat chemicals not intended for them. How are children who live in drug labs impacted? Children living at drug labs are exposed to immediate dangers, unsanitary living conditions and the ongoing effects of chemical contamination. In addit
The unique physiological characteristics and age-related behaviors of young children leave them particularly vulnerable to the health effects of toxic chemical exposures. Physiology and Behaviors of Children The following characteristics of children may make them even more vulnerable to the meth left in their environment by people who smoke or make meth. • They have higher metabolic and respiratory rates and take in the meth more quickly. • Their rapid growth rate means that their growing organs are vulnerable. • Children often crawl and touch floors and walls and tend to put their hands in their mouths, so the chemicals they touch will go into their bodies through their mouths • They are curious and may climb and reach dangerous chemicals, or drink or eat chemicals not intended for them. How are children who live in drug labs impacted? Children living at drug labs are exposed to immediate dangers, unsanitary living conditions and the ongoing effects of chemical contamination. In addit
