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EFSA opens consultation on health risks associated with polybrominated diphenyl ethers in food
08 Jun 2023 07:00 GMT
… opinion, experts concluded that PBDEs may have an adverse effect … assessed the risk for individual PBDEs and identified health concerns … of the most frequently detected PBDEs.
This is the second … concerns about the risks these chemicals may pose to public …
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Toxic chemicals found in breast milk of American moms
14 Aug 2023 19:37 GMT
… of one type of these chemicals—called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)—have declined by about … flame retardant chemicals and that most companies had replaced PBDEs with brominated … the use of persistent toxic chemicals like PBDEs, we make breast milk …
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Think International Space Station dust is obviously free of bad chemicals? Wrong
11 Aug 2023 10:32 GMT
… the household range.
Compound class
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Concentration in ISS dust ( …
Examples of such compounds include polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs; novel brominated flame retardant … the presence of stain-resisting chemical PFOA particularly high.
Mostly …
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Issues of the Environment: State Senator Jeff Irwin of Ann Arbor addressing use of toxic chemicals
09 Aug 2023 18:57 GMT
… Michigan) now provide warning labels.
PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers), a type of flame-retardant … society, are addicted to chemicals. We are chemical dependent in a very … improve our relationship with chemicals and toxic chemicals. But my piece of …
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International Space Station Is Contaminated With Disturbing Levels of Harmful Chemicals
09 Aug 2023 13:26 GMT
… an alarming level of chemical contamination within the International … Among the chemical contaminants detected were substances such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane … may contribute to these chemicals'; accumulation and distribution. …
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Chemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home
09 Aug 2023 13:24 GMT
… higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American homes … "space dust" were polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), "novel… to what degree this removes chemicals like BFRs, the investigators …
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The ISS is contaminated with a disturbing amount of harmful chemicals
09 Aug 2023 02:46 GMT
… concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds surpassing those found in … ’ is quite extensive and includes polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), ‘novel’ … point out that the PBDE concentrations in the dust …
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Dust floating inside the International Space Station is contaminated with potentially harmful chemicals
09 Aug 2023 01:47 GMT
… contained an array of hazardous chemical compounds, including hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), … among the compounds detected were polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and other flame retardants … invaluable insights into the chemical composition of the ISS …
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The chemical contamination of the International Space Station is out of this world (and not in a good way)
09 Aug 2023 00:06 GMT
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For example, the team identified polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are commonly used as … .
However, Harrad pointed out that PBDE concentrations in ISS dust samples … for limitation by the European Chemicals Agency because they could potentially …
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‘Forever chemicals’ aboard the ISS, says study
09 Aug 2023 00:36 GMT
… finding a plethora of chemical contaminants in concentrations higher than … in the ‘space dust’ included polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), ‘novel’ brominated … ‘forever chemical’.
PCBs, some PFAS, HBCDD and some PBDEs are …