Flame Retardants
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{{#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. PBDE production constitutes 25 percent of all flame retardant production.[1] A number of flame retardants have been found in sewage sludge.
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References
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control, Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
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External articles
- 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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