Archive for February, 2008
Additional Sources for Finding Information on Chemicals in Flame Retardants (PBDEs):
http://www.ewg.org/reports/inthedust/summary.php
http://www.watoxics.org/content/pdf/PBDEsFactSheet.pdf
http://wwwatsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts68.html
http://www.tcodevelopment.com
http://www.svtc.org
http://e.hormone.tulane.edu
http://www.nrdc.org/breaastmilk/default.asp
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/
www.thegreenguide.com.
www.CHEC.com
How to Protect Children From Chemicals Found in Flame Retardants (From my book: THE TOXIC SANDBOX)
1.) There are high levels of PCBs and PBDEs in farmed salmon; all salmon labeled “Atlantic” are farmed. If you feel you must feed salmon to your children, select wild-caught salmon instead, or opt for fish that are lower on […]
The New York Times Writes About EcoMoms
Check out the The New York Times article “For New Wave of EcoMoms Saving Earth Begins at Home” .
“STUDY REVEALS TOXIC CHEMICALS IN HOUSEHOLD DUST”
Wall Street Journal – March 23, 2005
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), the watchdog environmental agency out of Washington D.C., collected house dust from ten homes in states across the country. Testing these samples, they learned that the levels of brominated fire retardants (PBDEs) found in dust bunnies […]
In one small study a Berkeley, California family of four, a mother, father, 5-year-old daughter, and an 18-month-old son, all gave blood to be tested for levels of PBDEs, first in September of 2004, and again ninety days later. The Berkeley family used no common household cleaners, no
pesticides, had no wall-to-wall carpeting, and owned […]
