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Chemicals: Test finds high PBDE levels in U.S. homes --Study

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Greenwire, Staff
Published May 11, 2004

Many U.S. households contain dust with high levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), according to an Environmental Working Group study released today (Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 12). Nine of 10 household dust samples had average levels of 4,600 parts per billion (ppb) of PBDE, the report states. The tenth sample contained 41,000 ppb, twice the highest level reported worldwide, the report states... To view the rest of this article, please visit www.eenews.net/Greenwire.php
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