Furniture foam tends to release PBDEs into house dust when it breaks down.
当家具泡沫破裂的时候，往往会释放多溴二苯醚到房屋灰尘当中。
PBDEs are also not the only problematic chemicals that can show up on the dinner table.
但是在餐桌上发现的问题化学物远不止PBDE这一种。
In Europe the most suspect PBDEs have been banned for seven to eight years, says Dr Dayan.
达扬教授称，在欧洲，那些最可疑的多溴二苯醚七八年前就已被禁用。
Because little work has been done on the effects of PBDEs on human health, this is an important study.
由于多溴二苯醚影响人类健康的研究还刚刚起步，所以该项研究非常重要。
"Elevated levels of PBDEs might be a risk factor for reduced fertility," said Schecter, who studies how people are exposed to the flame retardants.
“多溴二苯醚含量的提升对于生育能力的下降是一个危险因素，”长期研究人类在阻燃剂环境中的生存状况的阿德诺博士说道。
More than 97% of the women had PBDEs in their blood, and those with high levels were half as likely to conceive in any given month as the women with low levels.
村里超过97％的妇女血液中含多溴二苯醚，在同一个月里，多溴二苯醚含量高的妇女的怀孕数是低含量妇女的一半。
We know that plenty of toxic chemicals are harmful to developing brains—including lead, methylmercury, PCBs, organophosphate pesticides, flame retardants (PBDEs) and phthalates.
我们知道许多有毒化学物品对大脑的发育都有影响，这包括铅、甲基汞、多氯联苯、有机磷杀虫剂、阻燃剂和领苯二甲酸盐。
Similarly, over the last 30 years flame-retardant chemicals known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used, although little is known about their broader effects.
类似地，在过去的30年里，像我们知道的多溴二苯醚(PBDEs)等阻燃化学药剂也被广泛应用，但我们并不了解它们具有的其他功能。
“Because exposure to PBDEs is ubiquitous in industrialized nations, even small decreases in fecundability may have wide-reaching public health impacts,” the scientists said in their study.
“由于工业化国家的人处于多溴二苯醚遍布的环境中，即使受精力的小小下降都可能引起公共卫生的广泛影响，”科学家在他们的研究中说道。
"Because exposure to PBDEs is ubiquitous in industrialized nations, even small decreases in fecundability may have wide-reaching public health impacts," the scientists said in their study.
“由于工业化国家的人处于多溴二苯醚遍布的环境中，即使受精力的小小下降都可能引起公共卫生的广泛影响，”科学家在他们的研究中说道。
In addition to reproductive effects, animal tests have found that PBDEs can alter brain development and thyroid hormones, which regulate growth and development of cells and many key bodily functions.
除了生育影响以外，对于动物的测试还发现，多溴二苯醚会影响脑部发育和甲状腺激素，而该激素控制细胞的生长发育及人体其他机能。
In addition to reproductive effects, animal tests have found that PBDEs can alter brain development and thyroid hormones, which regulate growth and development of cells and many key bodily functions.
除了生育影响以外，对于动物的测试还发现，多溴二苯醚会影响脑部发育和甲状腺激素，而该激素控制细胞的生长发育及人体其他机能。
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