Showing posts with label flame-retardants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flame-retardants. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

NYC Toddlers Exposed to Potentially Harmful Flame-Retardants

Columbia: Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) within the Mailman School of Public Health report evidence of potentially harmful flame-retardants on the hands and in the homes of 100 percent of a sample of New York City mothers and toddlers. The study also found that, on average, toddlers in New York City had higher levels of common flame-retardants on their hands compared to their mothers.