Article 4FM7X Is modern life poisoning me? I took the tests to find out

Is modern life poisoning me? I took the tests to find out

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Emily Holden
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4FM7X)

We are exposed to synthetic chemicals in plastics, cosmetics and food every day. Could it be making us toxic? Our environment reporter was tested for over 1,530 chemicals to find out

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Sitting on a plastic chair in a small office, I'm wearing medical scrubs rolled up to my knees and I have an X-ray machine strapped to my shin.

The machine is scanning my bones for lead as an expert monitors readings streaming on to a screen.

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