This collection contains media releases and related background information concerning research and policy concerning PBDEs in the environment and humans including calls for banning this entire group of highly toxic and persistent chemicals. Additional information is provided in a more detailed collection about PBDEs on the website of the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment.
| Title: | Implementation of PBDE Revised Risk Management Strategy
Letter to Environment Minister Peter Kent |
| Resource Type: | Letter |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 2 |
| Date authored: | August 24, 2011 |
| Author/s: | Hugh Wilkins, Ecojustice on behalf of David Suzuki Foundation, CELA and Environmental Defence |
Joint Statement to European legislators on BFRs and PVC
| Title: | Why Europe must restrict all bromine and chlorine chemicals in electrical and electronic equipment |
| Resource Type: | Background information |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 5 |
| Date authored: | April 2010 |
| Author/s: | Beverley Thorpe |
| Author Organization: | Clean Production Action |
| Title: | Comments to Environment Canada regarding PBDE Revised Risk Management Strategy |
| Resource Type: | Letter |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 2 |
| Date authored: | August 5, 2009 |
| Publication number: | 666 |
| Author/s: | Kathleen Cooper, Lisa Gue, Elaine MacDonald, Janelle Witzel |
| Author Organization: | Canadian Environmental Law Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Ecojustice, Environmental Defence |
| Title: | Backgrounder to September 2, 2010 Media Release
An Overview of PBDEs and their Regulatory Status in Canada |
| Resource Type: | Background information |
| Content: | Download PDF file |
| # of Pages: | 6 |
| Date authored: | September 2, 2010 |
| Author/s: | Elaine MacDonald, Lisa Gue, Kathleen Cooper |
| Author Organization: | Ecojustice, David Suzuki Foundation, Canadian Environmental Law Association |
Groups call for ban on all PBDEs
Canada under fire for toxic fire retardants
New Products Law Will Add Needed Powers to React to Problems But Improvements Needed to Enable Prevention
“Standards” Geared to Boosting Toxic Chemical Sales Not Preventing Fires
Firefighters and enviro groups band together to ban toxic fire retardants
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