I’m sorry I couldn’t resist,
From msn, By Michael Abrams, Men's Health
Invisible Hitchhikers - Page 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - Asthma
"I love the smell of deca in the morning," says Wilding as she fires away at the car, confident the XRF will reveal the presence of decabromodiphenyl ether, the world's most common brominated flame retardant.
Wilding works for the Ecology Center, a nonprofit environmental watchdog group that in 2006 published
Toxic at Any Speed: Chemicals in Cars and the Need for Safe Alternatives. The report examined two categories of chemicals lurking in car materials: phthalates and brominated flame retardants, such as deca. Phthalates make plastics softer and more elastic. They have also been shown to lead to liver and kidney damage in rodents. As for the flame retardants, they act like rat poison, too, causing brain damage and thyroid problems.
This must explain why we don't have rodant problems in ower cars.