Exposure To Environmental Toxins Costs Billions In Healthcare
Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2005

Environmental toxins cost the state of Washington billions of dollars in health care costs every year, according to new findings released in an interview by The Seattle Post-Intelligencer with Kate Davies, Ph.D, professor of Environment and Community at Antioch University Seattle's Center for Creative Change. The Antioch University study shows that environmental contaminants cause $1.6 to $2.2 billion in direct and indirect costs in Washington State for childhood conditions such as asthma, cancer, lead exposure, birth defects and neurobehavioral disorders. Adult conditions, including asthma, heart disease, and cancer, cause $2.8 billion to $3.5 billion yearly.

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