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。

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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。

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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。

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It is also known that plastic particles tend to accumulate persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic contaminants such as PCBs, DDT and PBDEs.

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So Kim Harley of the University of California, Berkeley, and her colleagues decided to look at whether levels of PBDEs in women affected their fertility.

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These are a key source of toxic PBDEs in household dust.

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