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'''Decabromodiphenyl Ether''' is a [[polybrominated diphenyl ether]] (PBDE), a class of chemicals used as flame retardants.
==Articles and resources==
===Related SourceWatch articles===
* [[Biosolids]]
* [[Sewage sludge]]
* [[Food Rights Network]]
* [[Flame Retardants]]
* [[Brominated Flame Retardants]]
* [[CPAI-94]]
===References===
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===External resources===
* [http://www.greensciencepolicy.org/ Green Science Policy Institute]
* Seth D. Newsome, June-Soo Park, Bill W. Henry, Arthur Holden, Marilyn L. Fogel, Janet Linthicum, Vivian Chu, and Kim Hooper, [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es100658e "Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Levels in Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Eggs from California Correlate with Diet and Human Population Density"], Environmental Science & Technology, June 11, 2010.
* Melissa Rose, Deborah H. Bennett, Åke Bergman, Britta Fngstrm, Isaac N. Pessah, and Irva Hertz-Picciotto, [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es903240g "PBDEs in 2−5 Year-Old Children from California and Associations with Diet and Indoor Environment"], Environmental Science & Technology, March 2, 2010.
* Linda S. Birnbaum and Daniele F. Staskal, [http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2003/6559/6559.html "Brominated Flame Retardants: Cause for Concern?"], Environmental Health Perspectives, January 1, 2004
===External articles===
* Marla Cone, [http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/flame-retardants-in-california-kids California's poor, Mexican American kids highly exposed to flame retardants], Environmental Health News, April 20, 2011.
* Arlene Blum, "[http://www.greensciencepolicy.org/sites/default/files/Flame%20retardants_0.pdf Flame retardants, policy, and public health: past and present]," 4th International Conference on the History of Occupational and Environmental Health, June 2010
* Arlene Blum and Linda Birnbaum, "[http://www.greensciencepolicy.org/sites/default/files/Halogenated%20Flame%20Retardants%20in%20Consumer%20Products.pdf Halogenated Flame Retardants in Consumer Products: Do the Fire Safety Benefits Justify the Health and Environmental Risks?]," 5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants, April 201
* Arlene Blum, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arlene-blum/killer-couch-chemicals_b_60754.html Killer Couch Chemicals]," Huffington Post, August 16, 2007
* Lisa Stiffler, "They Are Everywhere, They Accumulate and They Spread; Lawmakers Considering Strongest Ban Ever in U.S. PBDEs: Chemical Flame Retardants Pose Threat to Humans, Environment," ''The Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', March 28, 2007.
* Arlene Blum, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/opinion/19blum.html?_r=2&oref=slogin Chemical Burns]," New York Times, November 19, 2006
* Marla Cone, [http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/californians-have-worlds-highest-levels-of-flame-retardants "Californians have world's highest levels of flame retardants"], Environmental Health News, October 1, 2008.
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