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2009 Newsletter
"The Problem with Flame Retardants"
By Eve Harris
Article References
Blum, Arlene. 2008 "Where Have All the Flame Retardants Gone?".
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Environmental Protection Agency. Fact Sheet. April 2008.
"Emerging Contaminants: Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) and Polybrominated
Biphenyls (PBB)".
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Environmental Working Group. 2003.
"Tainted Catch: Brominated fire retardants (PBDEs) found in San Francisco Bay fish:
PBDEs in 2002 fish".
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European Union Directive, 2003/11/EC.
"Relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and
preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether)".
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Fischer, Douglas. "Children Show Highest Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in
a California Family of Four: A Case Study". Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 114, Number 10, October 2006.
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Hooper, Kim. "Depuration of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Breast Milk from California First-Time Mothers
(Primiparae)". Environ Health Perspect. 2007 September; 115(9): 1271-1275.
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Hwang, HM. "Occurrence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in indoor
dust." Sci. Total Environ. 2008 Oct 1;404(1):26-35. Epub 2008 Jul 15.
Petreas, Myrto. "High body burdens of
2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in California women."
Environ Health Perspect. 2003. 111:1175-1179.
She, Jianwen. "PBDEs in the San Francisco Bay Area: measurements in
harbor seal blubber and human breast adipose tissue."
Chemosphere. 2002 Feb;46(5):697-707.
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Stapleton, Heather. "Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Hand
Wipes: Estimating Exposure from Hand-to-Mouth Contact".
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42 (9), pp 3329-3334.
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