Furniture Linked To PBDE Levels In Pregnant Women
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i31/8931scene1.html
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i31/8931scene1.html
"Toxic Substances: Women with more stuffed furniture had higher blood levels of the flame retardants
alifornia has some of the strictest standards for furniture flammability in the world. Stuffed furniture like couches and chairs must resist igniting when exposed to an open flame for 12 seconds. Furniture manufacturers often meet these standards by applying flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Now a study of pregnant immigrants living in California suggests that living with PBDE-containing furniture may lead to high blood levels of the chemicals (Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1021/es104295m)."
