News (on POP)

How clean is the dust inside your house? - An interesting Greenpeace report (May 2003) on five categories of chemicals presence in a typical house: 1. Alkylphenols; 2. Brominated flame retardants (PBDE, PBB); 3. Organotins; 4. Phthalate esters; 5. Chlorinated paraffins.

Brominated Flame Retardants: Cause for Concern? (Series 500, 600, 8000 - from Accustandard website)

Public Health Statements for the toxicology profiles of PBB and PBDE -published by United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Miscellaneous Information (INCHEM)

Physical and Chemical Information of PBB and PBDE (ATSDR)