With the continuing transfer of hazardous
chemicals and toxic wastes from the developed
to the developing world, children in
developing nations are placed at double jeopardy
in which they are at risk simultaneously
for infectious diseases and chemical hazards.
Sadly, Bhopal appears not to have been an
exception, but rather a harbinger of things yet
to come.
Children’s Unique Vulnerability
Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental
toxins. Several factors have the effect of
increasing children’s potential risk (National
Academy of Sciences 1993):
Children have disproportionately heavy
exposures to environmental toxicants. Pound
for pound of body weight, children drink more
water, eat more food, and breathe more air
than do adults. The health implication of these
findings is that children will have substantially
heavier exposures than adults to any toxicants
that are present in water, food, or air.
With the continuing transfer of hazardouschemicals and toxic wastes from the developedto the developing world, children indeveloping nations are placed at double jeopardyin which they are at risk simultaneouslyfor infectious diseases and chemical hazards.Sadly, Bhopal appears not to have been anexception, but rather a harbinger of things yetto come.Children’s Unique VulnerabilityChildren are particularly vulnerable to environmentaltoxins. Several factors have the effect ofincreasing children’s potential risk (NationalAcademy of Sciences 1993):Children have disproportionately heavyexposures to environmental toxicants. Poundfor pound of body weight, children drink morewater, eat more food, and breathe more airthan do adults. The health implication of thesefindings is that children will have substantiallyheavier exposures than adults to any toxicantsthat are present in water, food, or air.
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