Study measures carcinogenic flame retardants in people

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.silentspring.org/research-update/study-measures-carcinogenic-flame-retardants-people

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[font size=3]For the first time in decades, furniture free of toxic flame retardants is becoming widely available to consumers. That’s because what’s become the de facto national standard for flame resistance in furniture has changed after a public outcry.

Still, consumers will need to request furniture that’s completely free of chemical flame retardants at the many retailers offering it, such as IKEA and Williams-Sonoma.

A new peer-reviewed study we conducted, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provides even more evidence that it’s worth it for consumers to do so. We’ve long known about the presence in people of certain flame retardants, such PBDEs, but our concern about contamination from a broader number of the chemicals has been confirmed.

We tested urine samples of California residents for biomarkers of six chemicals that have been rarely studied in the US, and we found all of them. This was the first time the known carcinogen, TCEP, was detected in Americans.

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[KT2000]

1. and industry always says

about the evidence of toxic chemicals in fat tissue, blood and urine - there is no proof it is bad for you. So - they should be required to prove it is safe.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. On the plus side, spontaneous human combustion has pretty much bottomed out. nt

[OKIsItJustMe]

3. Well, sure, but not if these bozos have their way!

(“Poof! There goes another one!”)

[Quantess]

4. Are those all versions of the same song?

[OKIsItJustMe]

5. The original is by “The Bobs”

It appears a few people have recorded it. (It's a fun song.)