Environmental epidemiologists at Columbia University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention measured the concentrations of widely used flame retardants known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the umbilical cord blood of American infants. (discovermagazine.com)
They also collected participants» blood samples to analyze biomarkers of exposure to several flame retardants in the class known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). (sciencedaily.com)
But, many companies do so by using a chemical called polybrominated diphenyl ether, or PBDE. (articles.chicagotribune.com)