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WASHINGTON — A new federal study suggests that household dust containing a common flame retardant may be linked to an increase in cats getting sick from overactive thyroids. That could be a warning sign for how young children could get exposed to the chemical, the director of experimental toxicology at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and co-author of the study, Linda Birnbaum, said.
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|WASHINGTON — A new federal study suggests that household dust containing a common flame retardant may be linked to an increase in cats getting sick from overactive thyroids. That could be a warning sign for how young children could get exposed to the chemical, the director of experimental toxicology at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and co-author of the study, Linda Birnbaum, said.
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