In the News
Capitol Weekly, Opinion: Sitting Safely and Comfortably in California, Op-ed, 05 May 2011
The Sacramento Bee, Flame Retardants are the Asbestos of our Time, Op-ed, 28 Apr 2011
The Washington Post, Concern grows over use of flame retardant HBCD, 04 Mar 2011
Healthy Building News, Igniting the Debate on Flame Retardants: Q&A with Arlene Blum, 10 Nov 2010
InsideEPA.com, Seeing Risks Exceed Benefits, Scientists Seek Limits On Flame Retardants, 28 Oct 2010
Health Day, Scientists Raise Concerns About Flame Retardants, 28 Oct 2010
InsideEPA.com, Study Finds Flame Retardants’ Health Risks May Outweigh Safety Benefits, 26 Oct 2010
Chemical Industry Today, Toxic Chemicals in Furniture and Other Consumer Products: Prominent Scientists Raise Concerns About Toxic Flame Retardants, 28 Oct 2010
InsideEPA.com, EPA Finds Widespread Domestic Exposure To Flame Retardant Chemicals, 25 May 2010
NY Times, Working It Out Through Walking, 14 May 2010
Rodale, Flame-Retardant Chemicals Create Unhealthy Homes, 17 Mar 2010
Rodale, Flame Retardant Furniture: Unhealthy, and Doesn't Stop Fires, 11 Mar 2010
Rodale, Kick Cancer-Causing Chemicals Off Your Couch, 11 Mar 2010
Wall Street Journal, Taking on Mountains -- and Toxic Chemicals, 14 November 2009
Berkeley eGrad, More honors for Chemistry’s high-climbing Arlene Blum, May 2009
Oakland Tribune, First U.S. woman to attempt Everest faces challenge with toxins research, 12 January 2009.
Chemical & Engineering News, Biochemist, world-class mountaineer rallies for policy work on flame retardants, December 2008
Daily Cal, Local Researcher Honored For Life of Activism, December 2008
Blum, A. Down from the mountains, down from the ivory tower College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, Catalyst. Fall 2007.
Mobilizing scientists, industry, government and consumers to reduce toxics