PBDE Levels in Humans Since the 1980s

Since the 1980s, levels of the toxic flame retardants, PBDEs, in human tissue and fluids in North America have risen 20 to 30 times.

Date range: 1988-2004

Caption: As demonstrated by recent studies, PBDE levels in human tissue and body fluid samples in North America are 20 to 30 times higher today than they were in the late 1980s.

Publication date: 2004 | Originally published in: Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents | Topic(s): Pollution & Toxics | Graphic type: Chart
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