GROUP:
PBDE Family 19
health & safety concerns: |
chemicals found | ||
| on average | indivi- dual range |
entire group | |
| Birth defects and developmental delays | 9 | 8-9 | 9 |
| Brain and nervous system | 9 | 8-9 | 9 |
| Reproduction and fertility | 9 | 8-9 | 9 |
| Endocrine system | 3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Gastrointestinal (including liver) | 3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Cancer | 2 | 1-2 | 2 |
bio- accumulative pollutants: |
chemicals found | ||
| on average | indivi- dual range |
entire group | |
| Persistent, accumulates in wildlife and/or people | 6 | 5-6 | 6 |
Group members:
(2 People)
Locations:
Taos, NM
Group: PBDE Family 19
Found 9 of 20 tested chemicals (2 participants)
The blood of the "PBDE Family 19" group contained 9 of 20 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals tested, including chemicals linked to birth defects and developmental delays, brain and nervous system toxicity, and reproductive toxicity and fertility problems.
Summary of chemicals found in PBDE Family 19
| chemical family | level found in group | health effects | exposure routes |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) | 50% high 50% moderate | Reproduction and fertility, Brain and nervous system | Foam furniture, carpet padding, computers, televisions, contaminated house dust, food |
Test results by chemical family (see each chemical)
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes)
9 of 20 found — see each chemical
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Fire retardants in furniture foam, computers, and televisions. Accumulate in human tissues. May harm brain development.
- geometric mean: 72.7 ng/g lipids in blood serum (vs. 26.3 in CDC biomonitoring [1])
[excludes PBDE-154/PBB-153] - found in 2 of 2 people in the group (vs. 2,037 of 2,337 in CDC biomonitoring)
- found in: Maija West, Eva West
| 1.11 | ng/g lipids in blood serum | 314 |
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Total Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
References/Notes
[1] CDC (2005). National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/. (Methylmercury results have been compared to total mercury in CDC biomonitoring.)
