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Posted Mon Sep 8 2008: from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Certain flame retardants may make us sick http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1220897093 A common group of flame retardants used since the 1970s and credited with saving lives is proving to be a pervasive contaminant in the environment that may be harmful to human health. The chemicals were added to textiles, couches, carpet pads, mattresses, and the hard plastics in TVs, computers, and other electronic devices.... Health studies suggest that they may, at high levels of exposure, cause cancer. [Read more stories about: flame retardants] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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