Study Documents PBDE Flame Retardant Levels in Children

Friday, April 15, 2011 - 00:00 in Health & Medicine

A group of 264 Mexican-American children living in California had higher levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in their blood serum than 283 counterparts living in Mexico, according to research published online April 15 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP).

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