"collateral damage" - ein paar Tasmanische Teufel mehr oder weniger: Wen schert das, wenn der 'profit' stimmt ...?

*Definition:
A flame retardant suitable for use in thermosetting resins and thermoplastics. It is insoluble in water, heat-stable, and it furnishes a high bromine content in the end product.
Definition Copyright ©1989 CRC Press LLC. All rights reserved.
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" .. Flame retardants that are suspected carcinogens have been found in some of Australia's Tasmanian devils, researchers announced last week.
A study conducted by the Australian government's National Measurement Institute took samples of fat from 16 living and dead devils, some of which suffered from the fatal devil facial-tumor disease (DFTD). DFTD forms disfiguring tumors on the animals' faces and necks that cause them to die from starvation within about six months of showing symptoms.
The scientists found "high" levels of hexabromobiphenyl ether* and "reasonably high" levels of decabromobiphenyl ether** .. " [Quelle]

*Definition:
A flame retardant suitable for use in thermosetting resins and thermoplastics. It is insoluble in water, heat-stable, and it furnishes a high bromine content in the end product.
Definition Copyright ©1989 CRC Press LLC. All rights reserved.
**Definition
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