Rising Levels of the Toxic Flame Retardants, PBDEs (animation)

Date Range: 2004

Levels of toxic flame retardants in Northwest women are 20-40 times higher than levels found in Japan and Europe.

For the full report on levels of toxics found in 40 Northwest mothers, see Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents.

See also:

• Average PBDE and PCB Levels in Northwest Women
• Median PBDE Levels in Northwest Women
• Chemical Structure of PCBs, PBDEs, and Thyroxine
• PBDE Levels in Humans Since the 1980s
• PBDEs in the Bodies of 40 Northwest Women