And what is the symbolic significance of a battery-operated chemical flame, anyway?

那个由电池控制的化学火焰的象征意义何在？

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Just last week, a study in Environmental Health Perspectives found disturbingly high levels of a flame-retardant chemical in a sample of butter.

就在上个星期，一项环境卫生研究结果称，在一批奶油样品中发现高含量的阻燃化学物质。

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Using a variety of chemical analysis techniques, the researchers found a suite of flame-retardants in 80 of the samples.

通过多种化学分析技术，科学家在80个样本中发现了一系列阻燃剂。

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Public health advocates maintain that the health risks from exposure to chemical flame retardants is higher than that of fire, and point out that the chemicals are often used on products that pose little fire risk.

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