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Communicating risk in the face of data gaps: Toxic metals in tampons

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A recent correspondence 1 about our manuscript, Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s, 2 highlights the importance of data for complete risk assessment and public health communication when data gaps exist.Our study, which measured the concentration of 16 metals in tampons, detected the toxic metals lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and cadmium (Cd).Our study was the first of its kind, and we found the ubiquitous presence of most of the metals we tested for in our tampon samples.We concluded that tampon use is a potential source of exposure to metals for people who menstruate, and highlighted the need for future studies to assess the

Source: Environment International

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109153