Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds In Home Furnishings Found In Children’s Blood Or Urine,

“Children who live in homes with vinyl flooring and flame-retardant furniture have higher levels of” semi-volatile organic compounds “in their blood or urine,” research indicated. For example, the study revealed that “children living in homes where the sofa in the main living area contained flame-retardant polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in its foam had a sixfold higher concentration of PBDEs in their blood.” According to HealthDay, “exposure to PBDEs has been linked in laboratory tests to neurodevelopmental delays, obesity, endocrine and thyroid disruption, cancer and other diseases, the study authors said.” The findings of the 203-child study were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. https://consumer.healthday.com/environmental-health-information-12/chemical-health-news-730/toxins-in-home-furnishings-can-be-passed-on-to-kids-742904.html