At 11:37 AM 5/30/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Contact me privately to discuss the cirumstances of the moms' exposures to
>these chems.  Best advise in general is to make sure that the area is very
>well ventilated so volatile solvent exposure will be kept to a minimum.
>Use a fume hood, if available; cover solvent containers, keep solvent
>soaked rags and paint brushes stored safely, and use common sense.   But,
>in general, yes, there will be some absorption of volatile lipophilic (fat
>soluble) chemicals to the blood, and then likely some amount to the milk
>from maternal fat stores.  Overall, breast is still best, but keep those
>exposures to a minimum. judy

Thank you for your reply.  I have forwarded your post to the LC working
with the mother. She can write and let you know the details.

Pat Gima
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