In terms of my own body burden, there's not much I can do to reduce the levels of toxic chemicals in my blood, according to van Bavel. "The sad thing is that it's very difficult for us to do something about it – we should all be very eager to regulate these compounds because they're everywhere. It's very difficult as an [individual] to avoid these background levels that we see that definitely should not be in your body. That's why we should support legislation and UN conventions that remove these compounds."
