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Fire Retardants in Toddlers and Their Mothers: Study Participants
Environmental Working Group's study of fire retardants in toddlers and their mothers included 20 families from 16 cities in 11 U.S. states. Many of our study participants are pictured below.
Key:
Mother's PBDE level (ppb)
Child's PBDE level (ppb)
ppb = parts per billion in blood lipids
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| 20 Moms [average PBDE level = 25 ppb] 20 children [average PBDE level = 62 ppb] children's ages = 1 to 4 |
Maija [63 ppb] & Eva [84 ppb] Taos, NM Attorney Eva's age = 2 |
Tess [12 ppb] & Nicolas [26 ppb] Portland, OR Lecturer in Microbiology Nicolas' age = 3 |
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| Laura [12 ppb] & Naomi [79 ppb] & Lea [not tested] Boston, MA Urban Planner Naomi's age = 4 |
Teri [16 ppb] & Natalie [25 ppb] San Francisco, CA Attorney Natalie's age = 3.5 |
Tracy [24 ppb] & Zade [82 ppb] Missoula, MT Registered Nurse Zade's age = 2 |
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| Kristi [results not disclosed] & Stella [results not disclosed] San Francisco, CA Director of Communications, Forest Ethics Stella's age = 2.5 |
Katrina [17 ppb] & Ruby [113 ppb] Oakland, CA Web Designer Ruby's age = 4 |
Greta [74 ppb] & Tavin [71 ppb] Seattle, WA Stay at Home Mom Tavin's age = 3.5 |
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| Bronwyn [13 ppb] & Teo [69 ppb] Riverside, CA Assistant Professor Teo's age = 2 |
Hillary [16 ppb] & Brynn [54 ppb] Colorado Springs, CO Lecturer Brynn's age = 4 |
Susan [17 ppb] & Louis [54 ppb] & Ella [not tested] Washington, DC Non-Profit Fundraiser Louis' age = 4 |
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| Laurie [22 ppb] & Conner [36 ppb] Missoula, MT University Faculty Conner's age = 3.5 |
Erika [19 ppb] & Hannelore [37 ppb]
Seattle, WA Staff Scientist, Washington Toxics Coalition Hannelore's age = 3.5 |
Mary [31 ppb] & Olivia [70 ppb] Alameda, CA Co-Founder and Director, Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS) Olivia's age = 2 |
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| Jennifer [27 ppb] & Elijah [96 ppb] Helena, MT Attorney Elijah's age = 3 |
Liz [10 ppb] & Evan [34 ppb] Clinton, CT Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Evan's age = 2 |
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