Flame retardants

Our hair and nails' secret toxic tale

Until now, researchers depended on samples of human milk, blood and urine, and those samples are more difficult to obtain than hair and nails.

Mar 03, 2016, 14:05 PM IST

Attention problem in kids linked to flame retardant exposure

Humans are commonly exposed to the chemicals through accidental ingestion of house dust and by eating meat, dairy, and fatty fish with accumulated PBDEs. 

Oct 08, 2015, 16:16 PM IST