Wednesday, April 27, 2011

High Levels of Flame Retardants Found in Dogs


Image: Sugar Pond /CC Researchers at Indiana University have found flame retardants in the blood of pet dogs at levels five to ten times higher than typically found in humans. Could dogs be the canary in the coal mine for how accumulating polybrominated flame retardants will affect humans? ...

Image: Sugar Pond /CC Researchers at Indiana University have found flame retardants in the blood of pet dogs at levels five to ten times higher than typically found in humans. Could dogs be the canary in the coal mine for how accumulating polybrominated flame retardants will affect humans? …


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High Levels of Flame Retardants Found in Dogs


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