Sentences with phrase «flame retardants linked»

«Flame retardants linked to preterm birth.»

Three popular brands of baby mattresses that were marketed in recent months to families and day care centers contained toxic flame retardants linked to increased cancer risk, according to laboratory tests conducted for the Chicago Tribune.

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The Democrat says firefighters are exposed to a range of harmful toxins such as asbestos and flame retardants that are linked to cancer.

Driven by revelations of lead in children's toys, hormone - mimicking chemicals in plastic baby bottles and controversial flame - retardants in furniture, state environmental officials drafted a set of rules aimed at products with chemicals that have been linked to illness or abnormal development

The new rules would cut down on the use of flame retardants that have been linked to human health effects

An earlier study in Indiana looked for a link between the flame retardants and thyroid hormones in pregnant women, and found no effect.

But it is unclear whether subclinical hyperthyroidism — the effect linked to the flame retardants — can damage fetuses.

BVO is a food additive that keeps citrus flavoring from separating in sodas and sports drinks.The additive is still legal in the US, even though it's banned in the European Union, Japan, and Australia because it contains bromine, the element found in flame retardants that has been linked to nerve issues.

Some regular mattresses may have been treated with potentially toxic flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which have been linked to learning, memory, and behavioral impairments, according to Lunder.

What they do: Flame retardants have been linked to cancer, learning disabilities, lower IQs, hormone disruption, and reduced fertility.

IMDB Link: Reign of Fire DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 DVD Extras: three featurettes of little merit, a trailer, and a flame retardant diaper

Researchers found that cats with hyperthyroidism had high levels of certain flame retardants, which suggests a possible link.

A rise in hyperthyroidism in cats also has been linked to brominated flame retardants, which are used in upholstery and electronics and contaminate dust and canned cat foods.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana University and the University of Georgia do report evidence linking the disease to exposure to environmental contaminants called polybrominated diphenyl (PBDEs), dust shed from flame retardants in household carpeting, furniture, fabrics.

Exposure to flame retardant chemicals (PBDEs and PCBs) has been linked to feline hyperthyroidism

Once in the water, microplastics attract persistent organic pollutants like flame retardants and other industrial chemicals linked to human health problems — even cancer.

Once in the water, plastic microbeads attract persistent organic pollutants like flame retardants and other industrial chemicals linked to human health problems — even cancer.

Now, the blubber of dolphins and whales are packed with PCBs, flame retardants and even DDT, all of which have been linked to cancer, neurological damage, reproductive harm and other problems.

Health Concerns: Flame retardants appear immediately in the bloodstream and urine, and are linked to long - term impacts like endocrine disruption, lower IQ, ADD, fertility issues, impact thyroid levels and cancer.

Flame - retardant chemicals have been linked to learning and memory problems, lowered sperm counts and poor thyroid functioning in rats and mice.

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