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100 percent of pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placenta

A doctoral thesis written at the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine of the University of Granada reveals an average presence of eight organochlorine contaminants in the organisms of pregnant women, which are usually ingested by means of food, water and air. These chemical substances may cause some malformations in the genito-urinary system of the foetus, such as cryptorchidism and hypospadias.

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