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PBDE Heebie-jeebies
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12 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| PBDE Heebie-jeebies Women in the San Francisco Bay Area have three to 10 times the amount of a dangerous persistent organic pollutant in their breast tissue as do either European or Japanese women, according to a study released yesterday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants commonly used in foam, textiles, and plastic electro ... |
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| Topics: California, European Union, health, Japan, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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