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Another Major Reason to Keep Your Home Dust Free

  • January 10, 2005

Last month, I posted a news item about the increasing spread of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) -- a lethal flame retardant -- into Lake Michigan. Common house dust may be an important source of PBDEs, according to a study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and EPA. The joint survey of 17 homes in Washington, D.C., and Charleston, S.C., found high concentrations of PBDEs in household dust, ranging from 700-30,100 nanograms per gram. Researchers...