chemical issues and health

[TrainChaser]

Another chemical that causes many problems (including mimicking heart attacks) is bromide. It's EVERYWHERE: it's used as a fire retardant in carpeting, fabrics, it causes that 'new car smell' that some people like, in swimming pools (to replace chlorine), sprayed onto non-organic vegetables, washed into water supplies, in fire extinguishers, in insecticides and dyes, fed to you in bromated vegetable oil (sometimes abbreviated BVO in ingredient lists, in baby blankets and children's pajamas, in electronics and insulation, crib mattress and car seats.