CHEMICALS
IN WATER
The Washington, D.C. – based National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration has released a report that states polybrominated
diphenyl ethers, chemicals commonly used in commercial goods as flame
retardants since the 1970s, are found in all U.S. coastal waters with elevated
levels near urban and industrial centers. Based on date from NOAA’s Mussel
Watch Program which has been monitoring coastal-water contaminants for 24
years. The highest PBDE measurements were found in shellfish taken from Anaheim
Bay, California; Watersheds that included the Southern California Bight; Puget
Sound; also were found to have high PBDE concentrations. The full report can be
downloaded at ccma.nos.noaa.gov/PBDEreport.
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