flame retardants

The International Joint Commission has released recommendations to limit the toxic impacts of flame retardant chemicals in the Great Lakes environment.The…

Flame retardant chemicals are in our furniture, in carpet padding, electronics and car seats, but they don’t stay put. They leach out of these products…

Flame retardants are in a lot of products we use: furniture, carpet padding, electronics, car seats and baby products. Some types of flame retardants…

The U.S. and Canada have added polybrominated diphenyl ethers to their list of "Chemicals of Mutual Concern."PBDEs are a class of flame retardants in…

Researchers are finding flame retardants and stain repellent chemicals in herring gull eggs in the Great Lakes region.These chemicals are used in a lot of…

The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor has just come out with its 5th report on toxic chemicals in car seats. The nonprofit group analyzes car seats for the…

This week, we’re bringing you a series of stories about firefighters and cancer. Firefighters say they’re worried about getting exposed to certain kinds…

It’s Mardi Gras time. But there’s a warning for people who want to ‘Let the Good Times Roll’.People will go to great lengths to grab a necklace of Mardi…

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are in all kinds of consumer products. We're exposed to these chemicals every day. They're in our couches, our…

A flame retardant chemical that’s used in insulation and electrical equipment is showing up in food. It's called hexabromocyclododecane or HBCD. Here's…