Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children
August 4, 2017
**Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children
A hazardous class of flame retardant chemicals commonly found in furniture and household products damages children's intelligence, resulting in loss of IQ points, according to a new study by UC San Francisco researchers.
The study, published Aug. 3, 2017, in Environmental Health Perspectives, included the largest meta-analysis performed on flame retardants to date, and presented strong evidence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers' (PBDE) effect on children's intelligence.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-flame-retardant-exposure-iq-children.html
