The paper correctly gives the reference dose for BDE-209 as 7,000 nanograms per kilogram of body weight per day, but incorrectly calculates the limit for adults.
They had a per-unit baseline they could compare against to gauge if their estimates were good, bad, or dangerous, but they missed a zero in their calculations.
The estimated exposure from kitchen utensils was reported as more than 80% of the EPA limit, which was misleading due to a basic arithmetic mistake.
The irony is that a bunch of people probably tossed their black kitchenware, after being misled by a flawed report about potential toxicity.
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