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Episode 59: Why are children more vulnerable to environmental contaminants?

March 24, 2021 Kristina Hunter Episode 59
Live. Well. Green.
Episode 59: Why are children more vulnerable to environmental contaminants?
Show Notes

Why are children more vulnerable to environmental contaminants? It turns out that children are not just small adults, they have a number of behavioral and physical factors that actually put them at greater risk than adults to environmental contaminants.

This includes the fact that kids are still growing and developing. Their nervous systems, brains, and reproductive systems continue to grow and develop into early adulthood and are more susceptible to damage from man-made chemicals.

They also have behaviors such as the foods and non-foods that they eat that put them at greater risk and other factors. Find out more in this episode!

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