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Report on Alternatives to the Flame Retardant DecaBDE: Evaluation of Toxicity, Availability, Affordability, and Fire Safety Issues: A Report to the Governor and the General Assembly (2007)
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This report presented the Agencys findings on five issues raised in Public Act 94-100 regarding the flame retardant chemical Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE). The Agency found that DecaBDE is bioaccumulating in the environment and that levels are increasing in some samples. We also found that humans are exposed to DecaBDE, mainly from the diet, workplace, and home. We were not able to fully determine what health effects could result from exposure, whether DecaBDE breaks down into more harmful chemicals, and if safer alternatives are available that still maintain fire safety, due to uncertainties from insufficient data.
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- Public safety and consumer protection: Product safety
- Public safety and consumer protection: Public safety: Emergency management: Firefighting and fire prevention
- State government: State audits and studies
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Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Phone: 217-557-1441
Fax: 217-524-4710
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- Language(s): EN-English
- Creation Date (from issuing agency): 03 20 2007
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