Red Flag On Flame Retardants

[dArKeR]

The chemicals used in flame retardants may pose a health threat that hasn't been seen in the U.S. since DDT and PCBs were banned in the 1970s, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The newspaper said studies to be presented this week at an international conference of environmental scientists suggest that the chemical retardants can adversely alter sex hormones in a way that reduces male fertility and disrupts ovary development.

Flame retardants are used in furniture and in TV sets and computers. For the first time, the newspaper reported, scientists will present evidence suggesting that deca BDE, the retardant used in TVs and computers, poses a health hazard.

There are no restrictions on the use of deca BDE, and only California and the European Union that placed restrictions on the PBDEs, the retardant used in furniture.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/25/health/main569917.shtml

http://darker0darker.tripod.com/

[ElsewheresDaughter]

1. thank you for this thread...i remember the health issue in childrens...

flame retardent pj's...it was finnally banned....but it took years to accomplish...thanks again for the links