Flame Retardants
{{#badges: ToxicSludge}} Flame Retardants are chemicals used to inhibit ignition of combustible organic materials. They include PCBs, PBDEs, and other chemicals, many of which harm human health. A number of flame retardants have been found in sewage sludge.
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- Arlene Blum, "Flame retardants, policy, and public health: past and present," 4th International Conference on the History of Occupational and Environmental Health, June 2010
- Arlene Blum and Linda Birnbaum, "Halogenated Flame Retardants in Consumer Products: Do the Fire Safety Benefits Justify the Health and Environmental Risks?," 5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants, April 2010
- Arlene Blum, "Killer Couch Chemicals," Huffington Post, August 16, 2007
- Arlene Blum, "Chemical Burns," New York Times, November 19, 2006
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