The question of how exactly dust containing flame-retardant chemicals could come to be, may be answered by our television sets. According to organicconsumers.org, “the flame retardants have been used for decades in television sets, computer-wire insulation, mattress stuffing, carpet padding and many other common household products. They have been found in household dust, but no one has been able to say how they got there and from what products.” It was from “a study by researchers at Boston University’s School of Public Health” that they may have “pinpointed the largest source of chemical flame retardants as the dust on television sets.”

Just one more thing to think about when you’re sitting and vegging out in front of your television instead of spending time outside or even inside reading.