Re:In other news... (Score 1)

One of the things about PBDEs is that they soetimes lose some of their bromines out in the environment. As such, use of the more brominated species can be related to environmental exposures to some of the less brominated ones. Also, while it may not be certain that they are a health risk, much of the concern about PBDEs has to do with the fact that they're showing up all over the place in organisms including humans --- e.g., breast milk has been found to contain some.