- Over 100 million cisgender women in over 120 countries use tampons during their menstrual cycle.
- Most tampons are made from cotton and/or rayon, both of which are made from plants that may be exposed to heavy metal contamination in the soil.
- A new study conducted by researchers at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health has identified the presence of 16 different heavy metals in tampons from 14 different brands purchased in the U.S. and the U.K.
Researchers estimate that
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