Fireproof Whales and Contaminated Mother’s Milk

The Inadequacy of Canada’s Proposed PBDE Regulations

This short, 24-page report examines a group of chemicals used as flame-retardants (specifically PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers) that are found in a wide range of products including clothing, computers, motor vehicles, and furniture. PBDEs are accumulating at an exponential rate in several areas in Canada, including the Arctic. Canadian women and killer whales have some of the world’s highest concentrations of these commonly encountered toxic chemicals.

Published 2006

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