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Dangerous class of flame retardant chemicals commonly found in furniture and household products damages children’s intelligence, leading to loss of intelligent quotient IQ points.
Exposure to Polybrominated diphenyl ethers’ PBDE lowers children’s intelligence.Researchers discovered that increase in a mother’s PBDE levels led to a drop of IQ points in her child.
Regular exposure of pregnant woman to PBDEs a lowers her child’s IQ. There is a link between PDBE exposures and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD in children.
PBDEs and common flame retardants are not chemically bonded to the foams they protect, but they are merely mixed and they leach out from the foam and into house dust, food, and human body. Dust, old furniture, and electronic equipment are common PBDEs reservoirs.
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