Media Advisory
Barbara A. Lee, Director
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
February 23, 2016
Contact: Ben Edokpayi
(916) 322-4799
Benjamin.Edokpayi@dtsc.ca.gov
Press Availability on DTSC Study Showing Decline of PBDE levels in the
breast milk of California women
SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. the California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) will hold a call-in press briefing on a study by the Environmental Chemistry Laboratory in Berkeley that showed a significant decline of PBDE (flame retardant) levels in the breast milk of California women since a bill banning the chemicals passed in 2003.
What: Press Availability/Call-in
Where: Via conference call. Please dial: 888-950-9404 (Participant passcode: 8748848)
When: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 at 11: 00 a.m.
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The mission of DTSC is to protect California’s people and environment from harmful effects of toxic substances by restoring contaminated properties, enforcing hazardous waste law, reducing hazardous waste generation, and encouraging the manufacture of chemically safer products.