about this participant:
The Red Cross collected umbilical cord blood from an anonymous newborn on this baby's day of birth, September 8, 2004, at a U.S. hospital.
health & safety concerns:
|chemicals found in this person|
|Brain and nervous system||126|
|Immune system (including sensitization and allergies)||118|
|Reproduction and fertility||33|
|Gastrointestinal (including liver)||26|
|Birth defects and developmental delays||8|
|Hematologic (blood) system||1|
Participant: Baby #10
Found 136-183 of 395 tested chemicals
Baby #10's cord blood contained 136-183 of 395 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals tested, including chemicals linked to brain and nervous system toxicity, immune system toxicity, and reproductive toxicity and fertility problems.
Summary of chemicals found in Baby #10
|chemical family||level found||health effects||exposure routes|
|Chlorinated dioxins & furans||moderate||Immune system (including sensitization and allergies), Birth defects and developmental delays||Dietary sources, fatty meat, dairy and fish|
|Methylmercury||moderate||Dietary sources, particularly seafood|
|Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs)||low||Reproduction and fertility||Contaminated food and drinking water|
|Perfluorochemicals (PFCs)||moderate||Cancer, Birth defects and developmental delays, Endocrine system||Stain- and grease-proof coatings on food packaging, couches, carpets, pans|
|Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)||low||Reproduction and fertility, Brain and nervous system||Foam furniture, carpet padding, computers, televisions, contaminated house dust, food|
|Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)||moderate||Brain and nervous system, Immune system (including sensitization and allergies)||Dietary sources, fatty meat, dairy and fish|
|Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs)||low||Gastrointestinal (including liver)||Dietary sources, fatty meat, dairy and fish|
Test results by chemical family (see each chemical)
6 of 17 found — see each chemical
Pollutants from PVC production, industrial bleaching, and incineration. Cause cancer and may harm hormone system.
- cumulative level found: 61.5 pg/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- Moderate vs 34 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (36th %ile)
- Moderate vs 4,821 tested in CDC biomonitoring  (46th %ile) (comparison based on congeners tested by CDC)
|5||pg/g (lipid weight) in blood serum||1860|
Total Chlorinated dioxins & furans
1 of 1 found
Forms from mercury, a pollutant from coal-fired power plants and other sources. Methylmercury accumulates in seafood and harms brain development and function.
- level found: 0.42 ug/L (wet weight) in whole blood
- Low vs 88 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (23rd %ile)
- Moderate vs 8,373 tested in CDC biomonitoring  (37th %ile) (comparison based on congeners tested by CDC)
|0||ug/L (wet weight) in whole blood||25.9|
18 of 28 found — see each chemical
Includes DDT, chlordane, other pesticides. Largely banned in the U.S. Build up in the human body over time. Cause cancer and reproductive harm.
- cumulative level found: 13.4 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- Moderate vs 27 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (49th %ile)
- Low vs 4,821 tested in CDC biomonitoring  (12th %ile) (comparison based on congeners tested by CDC)
|0.615||ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum||2830|
Total Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs)
7 of 12 found — see each chemical
Includes Teflon, Scotchgard, Stainmaster. Linked to cancer and birth defects.
- cumulative level found: 4.49 ng/g (wet weight) in whole blood
- Moderate vs 23 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (48th %ile)
|0.736||ng/g (wet weight) in whole blood||27.8|
Total Perfluorochemicals (PFCs)
12-14 of 46 found — see each chemical
Fire retardants in furniture foam, computers, and televisions. Accumulate in human tissues. May harm brain development.
- cumulative level found: 1.12 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- Low vs 116 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (3rd %ile)
- Low vs 2,337 tested in CDC biomonitoring  (13th %ile) (comparison based on congeners tested by CDC)
|1.11||ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum||314|
Total Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
77-111 of 209 found — see each chemical
Banned industrial insulators and lubricants. Cause cancer and nervous system problems.
- cumulative level found: 6.65 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- Low vs 35 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (20th %ile)
- Moderate vs 4,821 tested in CDC biomonitoring  (40th %ile) (comparison based on congeners tested by CDC)
|2.95||ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum||600|
Total Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
15-26 of 70 found — see each chemical
Wood preservatives, varnishes, machine lubricating oils, waste incineration. Cause liver and kidney damage.
- cumulative level found: 0.313 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
- Low vs 23 tested in EWG/Commonweal studies (18th %ile)
|0.0743||ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum||3.43|
Total Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs)
Chemicals not found in Baby #10
2,3,7,8-TBDF (tetrafuran), 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxBDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxBDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpBDF (heptafuran), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxBDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,7,8-PeBDF (pentafuran), 2,3,4,7,8-PeBDF (pentafuran), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OBDF (octafuran), 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxBDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8-PeBDD (pentadioxin), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OBDD (octadioxin), 2,3,7,8-TBDD (tetradioxin), 2,3,7,8-TCDD (tetradioxin), 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF (heptafuran), 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF (hexafuran), 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD (hexadioxin), 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD (pentadioxin), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDF (octafuran), 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF (pentafuran), 2,3,7,8-TCDF (tetrafuran), Endrin Ketone, 4,4'-DDT, Methoxychlor, 2,4'-DDE, delta-BHC, 2,4'-DDD, Endrin, 4,4'-DDD, Endosulphan Sulphate, 2,4'-DDT, PFNA (Perfluorononanoic acid), PFPeA (Perfluoro-n-pentanoic acid), PFTA (Perfluorotetradecanoic acid), PFBS (Perfluorobutane sulfonate), PFDoA (Perfluorododecanoic acid), PBDE-181, PBDE-154, PBDE-99, PBDE-85, PBDE-208, PBDE-116, PBDE-207, PBDE-209, PBDE-206, PBDE-128, PBDE-47, PBDE-51, PBDE-11, PBDE-126, PBDE-8, PBDE-25, PBDE-17, PBDE-166, PBDE-138, PBDE-120, PBDE-119, PBDE-79, PBDE-77, PBDE-66, PBDE-190, PBDE-105, PBDE-71, PBDE-75, PBDE-30, PBDE-32, PBDE-7, PBDE-10, PCB-96, PCB-152, PCB-150, PCB-56, PCB-155, PCB-103, PCB-104, PCB-54, PCB-5, PCB-55, PCB-145, PCB-188, PCB-186, PCB-131, PCB-132, PCB-176, PCB-84, PCB-204, PCB-184, PCB-142, PCB-144, PCB-148, PCB-175, PCB-122, PCB-159, PCB-169, PCB-79, PCB-127, PCB-36, PCB-80, PCB-81, PCB-38, PCB-39, PCB-14, PCB-126, PCB-7, PCB-24, PCB-162, PCB-192, PCB-161, PCB-57, PCB-58, PCB-120, PCB-121, PCB-23, PCB-34, PCB-87, PCB-125, PCB-134, PCB-139, PCB-140, PCB-149, PCB-147, PCB-197, PCB-200, PCB-88, PCB-91, PCB-78, PCB-179, PCB-201, PCB-90, PCB-143, PCB-115, PCB-110, PCB-86, PCB-97, PCB-108, PCB-119, PCB-95, PCB-98, PCB-93, PCB-100, PCB-102, PCB-101, PCB-113, PCB-124, PCB-107, PCB-46, PCB-207, PCB-181, PCB-111, PCB-164, PCB-106, PCB-94, PCB-89, PCB-92, PCB-43, PCB-182, PCB-165, PCB-112, PCB-82, PCB-10, PCB-27, PCB-73, PCB-72, PCB-68, PCB-67, PCB-63, PCN-10, PCN-26, PCN-9, PCN-22, PCN-5, PCN-68, PCN-57, PCN-39, PCN-30, PCN-27, PCN-75, PCN-31, PCN-17, PCN-25, PCN-65, PCN-49, PCN-69, PCN-70, PCN-54, PCN-56, PCN-13, PCN-16, PCN-58, PCN-59, PCN-32, PCN-61, PCN-62, PCN-63, PCN-41, PCN-18, PCN-36, PCN-45, PCN-50, PCN-51, PCN-53, PCN-55, PCN-64, PCN-71, PCN-72, PCN-73, PCN-74, PCN-44, PCN-3, PCN-15
 CDC (2005). National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/. (Methylmercury results have been compared to total mercury in CDC biomonitoring.)