PBDEs Greater Than PCBs in 30% of Breast Milk Samples from the Pacific Northwest

A new analysis by California EPA scientists of Sightline Institute’s data on levels of toxics in 40 Northwest mothers (from BC, WA, OR, and MT) was released at an international scientific conference, “Dioxin 2005,” in Toronto, on August 25, 2005. The paper is a follow-up to Sightline’s 2004 study of toxic chemicals in 40 mothers.

Press materials

• Press release
• Press release for British Columbia
• Web site for the “Dioxin 2005” conference and other Dioxin conferences
• Regional data sheet for BC, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
• Meet the moms

Other materials

• Sightline Institute’s 2004 study (pdf)
  PBDEs in the bodies of northwesterners
• Q&A on PBDEs and PCBs
• Q&A on health concerns about PBDEs and PCBs
• One-minute film on the PBDE story
• Why breastfeeding is best