Multiple Chemical

Sensitivity(04/08/07)

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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Name: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness
Effects: People unusually sensitive to chemical odors such as household chemicals or fragrances
Source: Natural and manufactured chemicals
Recommended daily intake: Non - limit exposure to sensitive agents
Sensitive individuals: Self identified
Toxicity/symptoms: varies greatly (acute and long term effects)
Regulatory facts: Little regulation applicable
General facts: The National academy of sciences estimates that between 15 to 20% of the U.S. population is allergic to chemicals commonly found in the environment.
Others estimate that 15-30% of U.S. population experience symptoms of MCS and 3-6% have an MCS disorder.
Recommendations: use less toxic alternatives,

REFERENCES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

European, Asian, and International Agencies

North American Agencies

Non-Government Organizations

• MCS-GLOBAL
  Global Campaign for Recognition of MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY/Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Illnesses, chemical injury & other chemically induced illnesses & diseases affecting civilians & military personnel
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - MCS Referral & Resources. Professional outreach, patient support, and public advocacy devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, accommodation, and prevention of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorders. (accessed: 12 February 2005).
• Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) is the leading trade association serving the specialty-batch and custom chemical industry since 1921.(accessed: 5 February 2005).

References

Herman Staudenmayer, Environmental Illness: Myth and Reality (Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1999).

Peter Evans, "Studies of the Prevalence of Chemical Sensitivity and MCS," MCS Referral and Resources, <www.mcsrr.org> (4 February 2005).

Steve Kroll-Smith and H. Hugh Floyd, Bodies in Protest: Environmental Illness and the Struggle over Medical Knowledge (New York: New York University Press, 1997)

William J. Rea, Chemical Sensitivity Vol. 1/4, (Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1992).

Fiedler, Nancy and Kipen, Howard. "Chemical Sensitivity: The Scientific Literature." Environmental Health Perspectives Supplements: Chemical Sensitivity 105 (1997): 409-416.

Grace Ziem and James McTamney, "Profile of Patients with Chemical Injury and Sensitivity," Environmental Health Perspectives Supplements: Chemical Sensitivity 105 (1997): 417-436.