Green Options » bay of biscayne http://greenoptions.com/tag/bay-of-biscayne Posts tagged 'bay of biscayne' Mon, 11 May 2009 17:51:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Toxic Dolphins Found in Miami http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/05/11/toxic-dolphins-found-in-miami/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/05/11/toxic-dolphins-found-in-miami/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 17:51:10 +0000 Jake Richardson http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/05/11/toxic-dolphins-found-in-miami/ bottlenose dolphin

Scientists found unusually high levels of flame retardant in dolphin blubber.

The closer the dolphins lived to downtown Miami, the more of the chemical was concentrated in them. The flame retardant can cause sterility in dolphins. Brominated flame retardants are applied to furniture, clothes and electronics to prevent them from burning. They also help slow the ignition of items that are in a burning room.

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