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Resources
Reports, fact sheets, and websites with additional information on toxic flame retardants.
Science & Facts on PBDEs
Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition Fact Sheet: PBDEs and Your HealthToxic-Free Legacy Coalition Fact Sheet: Smoking Out the Truth About Deca and Fire Safety
Clean Production Action: Television and Computer Manufacturers Moving Away From PBDEs
Washington Toxics Coalition Fact Sheet: Scientific Evidence Shows Need to Eliminate Deca
Dept. of Ecology Analysis of Deca Break Down
Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition Fact Sheet: Toxic Flame Retardants in Puget Sound
More information from Clean Production Action on the controversy in Europe.
Legislative Information
2006 House bill and related information.
2006 Senate bill and related information.
Consumer Tips on Safer Alternatives
Washington Toxics Coalition Fact Sheet: Top Three Things Consumers Can do to Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Their Homes and Offices (Feb. 2007)
Toxic-Free Legacy information on PBDE-free product choices.
Clean Production Action: Information on safer products.
The Green Guide: Learning Hazards -- Toxic Flame Retardants and How to Avoid Them in Consumer Products and Food.
Reports on PBDEs
Washington Toxics Coalition Report: Results of X-Ray Testing for Toxic Chemicals in Washington Homes and Offices (Feb. 2007)
State of Maine Report: Availability of Alternatives to Deca-BDE
Environmental Working Group: BodyBurden2: The Pollution in Newborns: A benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood
