. >> the issssue with pbdes is tht theyey've been replaceced withtr tytypes of chemicals thatat maye very simimilar concerns and perhaps even the same mechanism of action, in n terms of their ability to disruptt the endocrinene system. >> the flame retardants chlorinated tris and fire master 550, which may be linked to dna damage, cancer, or neurological defects, continue to be widely used in polyurethane foam in a number of common children's' products. >> so i think that the whole issue of flame retardants is one for which there is somome conce, and i think the real question we shshould ask, and maybe we nd to ask this more broadlyly of other kinds of chemicals asas well, is, do we e really need them? >> when it comes to endocrine disruptors, one of the most toxic places is your home. the silent spring institute conducted the first household endocrine disruptor exposure study in 2004. their focus was cape cod. >> we went into 120 homes on the cape and tested air and dust samples and women's urine, looking for 89 hormone disruptors. and we found 67 of them. >> we e were surprised to