Scientists have found toxic flame retardants in the human body of Americans

On November 12, 2014, scientists found that there are six toxic flame retardants in the human body of Americans The researchers tested urine samples from people in California and found that the phosphate flame retardant, 3 (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), had never been detected before As we all know, TCEP is a carcinogen, which can damage the human nervous and reproductive system It has been detected in 75% of the test population This flame retardant is used in polyurethane foam, plastics, polyester resins and textiles Another carcinogenic flame retardant is chlorophosphate (tdcipp), which is the same as TCEP, almost all of the test population has been detected It's amazing, the researchers say, because tdcipp was eliminated from children's underwear in the 1970s The findings were published November 12 in the journal Environmental Science and technology We found that these kinds of flame retardants have entered people's bodies When you sit on the sofa, you want to relax, but do not touch these chemicals, because they may cause cancer Robin Dodson, a scientist at the silent spring research society, said some of the flame retardants have been targeted for removal, but unfortunately, there are other ones we haven't found yet The researchers also found that people with TCEP and tdcipp in their bodies and dust in their homes also contained a lot of chemicals "This study provides evidence that home is the main source of our exposure to toxic flame retardants," said Julia Brody, executive director and senior scientist at Newton Part of the research was funded by the National Institutes of health (contributed by 5387896)