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University of Georgia College of Public Health: Study Reveals Birth Defects Caused by Flame Retardant
June 03, 2020
ATHENS, Georgia, June 3 -- The University of Georgia College of Public Health issued the following news:

A new study from the University of Georgia has shown that exposure to a now banned flame retardant can alter the genetic code in sperm, leading to major health effects in children of exposed parents.

The study, which published recently in Scientific Reports, is the first to investigate how polybrominated biphenyl-153 (PBB153), the primary chemical component of the fl . . .

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