Fw: Contact US Senators-Eliminate Chemical Exposures[ActionGreens]

September 10, 2002

[cehncommunity] IMPLEMENT POPS TREATY

> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:50:25 -0400

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> Sent by the Breast Cancer Fund:

>

> 1. IMPLEMENT POPS TREATY

>

> US Senate Considers Treaty to Eliminate Dangerous Chemicals Linked to

> Cancer

>

> <http://r.vresp.com/?TheBreastCancerFund/49b7d1b7e6/43902/603b9ce406>

>

> An international treaty aimed at eliminating some of the deadliest

> pollutants in the world lies in jeopardy. Persistent Organic Pollutants

> (POPs) are highly toxic chemicals created by industrial and chemical

> processes, and they have been linked to numerous health effects including

> cancer, reproductive disorders, developmental illnesses and decreased

birth

> rates. Because these pollutants accumulate in body fat, toxic amounts can

> exist in humans and many POPs have been directly linked to breast cancer.

> Women can even transfer POPs to their fetuses during pregnancy and to

> infants through breast-feeding.

>

> Although the United States joined over 150 other nations in signing a

> treaty last year to eliminate the twelve most dangerous POPs and establish

> a scientific process for regulating additional POPs in the future,

> legislation proposed by the Bush administration falls short of fully

> implementing the treaty. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public

> Works will vote on legislation to implement the treaty this month. In the

> face of an ever-rising tide of breast cancer, itís critical to eradicate

> exposures to cancer-causing pollutants in our environment. Send a letter

to

> the Senate Committee Chair and Ranking Minority Member urging them to

> support the strongest possible implementation of the POPs treaty in order

> to phase out toxic chemicals!

>

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September 10, 2002