00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.845111 CaOODSP 20221107152906 cr ||||||||||| 171004s2005 onca|||#o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- En13-3/9-2005E-PDF Flame retarding chemicals [electronic resource] : a cause for environmental concern. [Ottawa] : National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, [2005]. [3] p. : col. ill. Fact sheet series Caption title. Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Issued also in French under title: Substances chimiques ignifuges: une source de préoccupation environnementale. "In Canada, levels of PBDEs in human milk have increased by a factor of ten between 1992 and 2002 and by a factor of around 100 since the early 1980s, according to a recent Health Canada study. Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) protect against the dangers of fire and are present in everyday items such as textiles, plastics, paints, televisions, computers and other electrical appliances. ... BDE (brominated diphenyl ether) molecules are similar in structure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are classified as probable carcinogens and are known to cause birth defects, neurological damage and thyroid imbalances"--p. [1]. Issued also in print format. gccst Chemicals gccst Pollutants Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute. Substances chimiques ignifuges (CaOODSP)9.845113 Flame retarding chemicals : (CaOODSP)9.546228 Fact sheet series (National Water Research Institute) (CaOODSP)9.844957 PDF 1.74 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/eccc/En13-3-9-2005-eng.pdf