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HUMAN HEALTH:    Nat'l Semiconductor    Timeline    Precaution Needed    Endocrine Disrupters    Repro Hazards    Occ Health Articles    Carcinogens Used SVTC LINKS:    High-Tech Impacts    Health & Env Justice    Clean Computers    Sustainable Water    Globalization    Health Impacts    Act Now!    Eco-Maps    Join our list-serve    Resources    Links    Contact us    Sitemap    Archive    Photo gallery Search svtc.org		SVTC HOME > HUMAN HEALTH > EDCs > BFRs Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) Flame retardants are used in many products including furniture, textiles, electronic equipment. Many of these chemicals are suspected endocrine disruptors and as well as bioaccumulative (store up in animal fat) and persistent in the environment. The links below contain studies, relevant articles and links to other organizations which have more information on brominated flame retardants. Bromine is a halogenated compound similar to chlorine. Dioxins and furans, which are also persistant, bioaccumulative and toxic, are produced when substances containing either element are burned. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) Tetrabromobisphenol - A (TBBPA) Halogen - Free Computer Equipment General information on EDCs Reports Presence of brominated flame retardants and organotin compounds in dusts collected from Parliament buildings from eight countries, by David Santillo, Paul Johnston and Kevin Brigden, Greenpeace Research Laboratories, June 2001.

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