Toxic pollutants kill up to 25,000 Canadians annually: B.C. study

Canadians are awash in toxic chemicals that are held responsible for 24,000 new cases of cancer annually and for low birth weights in 2,500 babies, a researcher at the University of British Columbia says.
Toxins in air pollution, pesticides, dioxins, heavy metals and household cleaning agents are also killing between 10,000 to 25,000 Canadians annually, said David Boyd, the lead author of a UBC study published this week in Environmental Research.
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