Flame retarding chemicals : a cause for environmental concern. : En13-3/9-2005E-PDF
"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].
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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute. |
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| Titre | Flame retarding chemicals : a cause for environmental concern. |
| Titre de la série | Fact sheet series |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Format | Électronique |
| Document électronique | |
| Autres formats offerts | Papier-[Anglais | Français] |
| Note(s) | 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. Issued also in print format. |
| Information sur la publication | [Ottawa] : National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, [2005]. |
| Description | [3] p. : col. ill. |
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| Descripteurs | Chemicals Pollutants |