Chemicals and Thyroid Disorders What are flame retardants What are they Used to stop or inhibit the spread of fire Minerals red phosphorous Organohalogens chlorendic acid Organophosphorous ID: 500490
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Flame Retardant
Chemicals and
Thyroid DisordersSlide2
What are flame retardants?Slide3
What are they?Used to stop or inhibit the spread of fireMinerals (red phosphorous)Organohalogens (chlorendic
acid)Organophosphorous (bisphenol A)Are usually mixed with or added to additive or reactive flame reatardants (A base).Multiple classes are sometimes mixedSlide4
Do they really work?Slide5
Do they really work?Some people say that flame retardants are ineffective.Flame retardants are only required to show that it can stop fire after 12 seconds of burning. Should more be required?64% of flame retardants do not have to be labeled when used in products. Slide6
What’s more important? Saving your belongings or your life?
What contains Flame retardant chemicals?Slide7Slide8
 Brominated vegetable oil (
BVO))Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12
Bisphenol
ASlide13
How do they affect the thyroid
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How do they affect the thyroid?Flame retardant chemicals cause hormone inbalances in the body.Hypothyroidism is due to the body not producing enough thyroid hormone.Slide15
Prenatal StudyThey can disrupt the amount of thyroid hormone being produced for babies in the womb.The babies neurodevelopment can be affected by the mother not getting enough thyroid hormone. The baby can also be born with an underactive thyroid.Slide16
Hypotthyroidism affectsSlide17
Hypothyroidism AffectsGoiterDepression and fatigueExcessive Weight GainMemory lossSlide18
Flame testhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUX1-_tOlgSlide19
PreventionUse products without flame retardantsWash hands frequentlyUse a vacuum with HEPA filterReplace or repair exposed foam