These results are particularly troubling since children, ages one to five, are in important stages of development and likely more sensitive to environmental chemicals, particularly those that affect their metabolism and hormones.
Environmental Science & Technology
When will Dow Chemical get off the toxic couch?
When Herbert H. Dow tapped the bromine salt deposits beneath Midland, Michigan, he launched a major chemical company and the chemistry that, more than a century later, still haunts our homes and bodies with toxic flame retardants. Scientists shed new light on this growing chemical threat just last week, with two research teams reporting results […]
Health Group Seeks Dow Chemical’s Help in Toxic Flame Retardant Fight
Group Urges CEO to ‘Cut off Supply Chain for Chlorinated Tris in Toxic Couches’.