Why Healthy Interiors?
Unintended Consequences
In order to meet fire safety
standards, chemicals that act
as flame retardants are added
to many furnishings found in
hospitals. Unfortunately,
dangerous "brominated flame
retardants" (BFRs) leak into
our air, dust, and water,
eventually entering our food
and bodies.
Negative Externalities
These chemicals are found in:
Waiting room chairs
IV Pumps
Televisions
Tables
Hospital beds
BFRs are linked to cancer, birth
defects, asthma, and infertility.
The breast milk of American
women contains the highest
levels of BFRs in human breast
milk found anywhere in the
world.
...Because it reduces exposure to chemicals linked to significant health concerns.