GROUP:
PBDE Family 2
health & safety concerns: |
chemicals found | ||
| on average | indivi- dual range |
entire group | |
| Brain and nervous system | 8 | 7-9 | 9 |
| Reproduction and fertility | 8 | 7-9 | 9 |
Group members:
(2 People)
Locations:
Oakland, CA
Group: PBDE Family 2
Found 9 of 20 tested chemicals (2 participants)
The blood of the "PBDE Family 2" group contained 9 of 20 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals tested, including chemicals linked to brain and nervous system toxicity, reproductive toxicity and fertility problems,
Summary of chemicals found in PBDE Family 2
| 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: 43.8 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: Katrina Alcorn, Ruby Alcorn
| 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.)
