Urban air pollutants may damage IQs before baby's first breath, scientists say; PBDEs too

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'The pair of studies " adds to a growing literature implicating exposures

to environmental toxicants with stunting of children's intellectual

abilities and increased risk for attention deficit hyperactivity

disorder and conduct disorders, " said Bruce Lanphear, professor of

children's environmental health at British Columbia's Simon Fraser

University. He was not involved in the research.'

Urban air pollutants may damage IQs before baby's first breath,

scientists say.

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By Marla Cone, Elert Environmental Health News 26 July 2010

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Flame retardants in house dust match residents' blood levels.

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ct-levels-in-blood/>

23 July 2010

People who live in houses with higher levels of flame retardant

chemicals in the dust have themselves higher levels of the chemicals in

their blood, a finding that implicates dust as a major exposure source

for the compounds. Prior studies point to dust and food as major sources

of exposure to PBDE chemicals. While some foods do harbor PBDEs, eating

and breathing dust appears to be the main source of exposure in the

United States.