The Sacramento Bee, October 2, 2008
By, Chris Bowman
Excerpt: Californians have double the amount of toxic flame retardants in their blood as the national average, a health concern for babies, children and pregnant women, scientists reported Wednesday.
The high disparity most likely is the unintended result of California's pioneering fire-safety standard on home furnishings, which has manufacturers adding long-lived chemical retardants to polyurethane foam in sofas and carpet pads, the scientists said.