National workplace exposure study for nurses

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i really thought the article was very interesting and was surprised that so little is known about the chemicals nurses are exposed to daily. i am not a nurse yet, and always assumed that a reasonable amount of information was available.

http://www.ewg.org/node/25846

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"washington - in a letter sent today, (jan 8, 2008) environmental working group (ewg) executive director richard wiles urged lawmakers to call on the bush administration to stop its almost seven years of foot dragging and move forward on implementing the critical national workplace exposures study for nurses and other frontline healthcare professionals.

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a recent survey by ewg, the american nurses association, health care without harm and the environmental health education center at the university of maryland school of nursing found that nurses who were exposed frequently to sterilizing chemicals, cleaners, drug preparation residues, radiation, and other hazardous substances reported increased rates of asthma, miscarriage, and certain types of cancer. "

the website also has links to other articles on the subject.

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