Flame retardants

Effects of chemicals in flame retardants

Health & Medicine

New study indicates chemicals found in flame retardants may effect the intelligence of young children.

The unhealthy toys list

Health & Medicine

Up in Flames

Fire Retardants Stoke Controversy

The World

Toxic Car Interiors

Perils of PBDEs

In recent years, there have been significant advances made in the science and regulation of PCB’s, the environmental toxins that Rachel Carson made public in her book “Silent Spring.” Less is known of PBDE’s, a structurally similar and increasingly pervasive chemical used in flame retardants. Host Steve Curwood talks with two San Francisco Bay researchers […]