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)
But, many companies do so by using a chemical called polybrominated diphenyl ether, or PBDE. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Other studies have shown that women exposed to high levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants common in cushions, carpet padding and mattresses — 97 percent of us have detectable levels of these chemicals in our bloodstreams — are more likely to have trouble getting pregnant and suffer from other fertility issues as a result. (scientificamerican.com)