FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL FOUND IN FISH, HUMANS

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Thursday, January 31, 2002 1:16 PM

[Changing Planet] FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL FOUND IN FISH, HUMANS

 

 

> FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL FOUND IN FISH, HUMANS

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> By Pat Hemminger

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> NEW YORK, New York, January 31, 2002 (ENS) - Freshwater fish in Virginia

> have been found to contain the highest reported levels in the world of a

> common but controversial flame retardant, penta bromo diphenyl ether. The

> chemical, which is showing up in animals and humans around the globe, has

> been linked in laboratory animal studies to behavioral problems, but

little

> is known about its effects on humans..

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> http://ens-news.com/ens/jan2002/2002L-01-31-07.html

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