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Denise Patel: (856) 465-1211 (cell)

Campaign Organizer, New Jersey Work Environment Council

Related scientific studies:

-- The Centers for Disease Control and John Hopkins University have

reported health impacts in newborn babies such as low birth weight and

reduced head circumference. (Source: Possible Etiologies of PFAA-Induced

Developmental Effects: Reflections from a Pediatric Perspective; Johns

Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention) Hidden List

-- PFOA has been found in the breast milk of nursing mothers, and has been

found in children between the ages of 2 and 12 at blood levels similar

to those found in adults. (Source: Study conducted by Kathleen Arcaro of

the University of Massachusetts Amherst--results are scheduled for

publication in Environmental Science and Technology ( Hidden List

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List ); other breast milk studies reported in February and May 2007

Issue of Environmental Health Perspectives) Hidden List