Why are children particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins? (Select all that apply.)
a. They have stronger immune systems.
b. They take in proportionally larger doses of toxins from food, water, and the air.
c. Their organ systems are less able to remove toxins than adult organs systems.
d. They have a greater number of years of life expectancy.
B, C, D
Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins because they take in larger doses, pound-for-pound, of toxins than adults, their organ systems are less able to remove the toxins than those of adults, and they have a greater number of years of life expectancy over which to develop complications from the toxic exposure.
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