In September 1976, a mail runner from Katmandu arrived at Base Camp on Mount Everest with a package for Dr. Arlene Blum, a member of the American Bicentennial Everest Expedition. The package had nothing to do with the climb, or Blum’s status as the first American woman to attempt the world’s highest peak. It concerned pajamas. Inside were the proofs of an article she co-wrote for the journal Science about a chemical then widely used in children’s sleepwear. The subtitle was unusually blunt for a scientific paper: “The main flame retardant in children’s pajamas is a mutagen and should not be used.” Read more. Mutagens are chemicals that when they get into the body or are injected alters the genetic composition. These mutagens are now part of the flame retardants. Manufacturers use the mutagenic chemicals due to their ability to resist effects of fire on furniture and clothing. Exposing this treated furniture to humans is very dangerous.
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Samantha watson
Costumer Service Representative at Hardwood Artisans Archives
February 2019
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