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Group Finds Asbestos in Children's Crayons, Toy Crime Lab Kits
警惕!儿童蜡笔被指含有致癌成分
The EWG Action Fund is calling for a ban on asbestos in consumer products after it found traces of the carcinogen in children's crayons and toy crime lab kits.
最近,EWG行动基金对儿童蜡笔、指纹玩具组进行测试后发现其含致癌物质,呼吁禁止在产品中添加石棉纤维 。
Four of 28 boxes of crayons tested positive for asbestos, according to the newly released report from the advocacy group.
宣传小组新公布的一份报告显示:抽查的28种蜡笔中,有4种含有石棉成分 。
A private lab hired by the EWG Action Fund, a sister organization of the Environmental Working Group,
EWG行动基金聘用的私人实验室是美国环境工作团的“兄弟”机构,
also detected and confirmed asbestos in two of 21 toy crime lab kits it evaluated.
该实验室也检测并确认:21组指纹玩具组中有两组含有石棉成分 。
Breathing in microscopic asbestos fibers has been linked to serious health problems, including lung disease, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
吸入石棉可能造成的健康危害包括,引发肺部疾病(lung disease)、 肺癌(lung cancer)以及肋膜间皮癌(mesothelioma) 。
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词语解释
1.call for 要求;呼吁
例句:Different circumstances call for different tactics.
不同的情势需要不同的策略 。
2.according to 按照;通过
例句:The price of vegetables fluctuates according to the weather.
蔬菜价格随着天气变化而波动 。
3.linked to 与...有关
例句:The submission is not linked to any other issue.
此协定不与其他任何问题挂钩 。
4.lung cancer 肺癌
例句:Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌 。