Publications

Chemical Reviews:
Polybrominated Biphenyl Human Epidemiology Paper Review

GSP Institute Publications:
Blum, A., Flame retardants, policy, and public health: past and present. 4th International Conference on the History of Occupational and Environmental Health, June 2010

Blum, A., Shaw, S., Halogenated Flame Retardants in Consumer Products: Do the Fire Safety Benefits Justify the Health and Environmental Risks? Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Asia Pacific Meeting, June 2010

Klosterhaus, S., Stapleton, H.M., La Guardia, M., Davis, E., Eagle, S., Blum, A., Recent studies on the identification an occurrence of PentaBDE replacement chemicals in indoor and outdoor environments , 5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants, April 2010

Blum A., Birnbaum L., Halogenated Flame Retardants in Consumer Products: Do the Fire Safety Benefits Justify the Health and Environmental Risks? 5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants, April 2010

Blum, A., Do Flame Retardants Save Lives?  How Peer-Reviewed Science Can Impact Regulatory Decision-Making 11th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants, May 2009

Blum, A., Fishman, E. Averting a California toxics disaster 13 March 2009

Kirshner, M., Blum, A. When Product Safety and the Environment Appear to Collide: The Defeat of the Candle Flame Ignition Requirement January 2009

Ahn, K.C., Blum, A., Fishman, E., et al., Immunoassay for Monitoring Environmental and Human Exposure to the Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether BDE-47, Environ. Sci. Technol. 43, 7784–7790, 2009

Blum, A., Flame Retardants, Health, and Environment: How Peer-Reviewed Science Can Impact Regulatory Decision-Making 29th International Dioxin Symposia, 2009

Stapleton, H., Blum, A., et al., Detection of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Furniture Foam and U.S. House Dust, Environ. Sci. Technol. 43, pp 7490–7495, 2009

Blum, A. Averting another toxics disaster China Dialogue. December 17, 2008

Blum, A., Did the State Kill my Cat?LA times Op-Ed, 17 October 2008

Blum, A., et al. The Case against Candle Resistant TVs: MASTER Whitepaper 13 June 2008

Blum, A., et al. The Case against Candle Resistant Electronics: MASTER Whitepaper 15 May 2008

Blum, A., The Fire Retardant Dilemma Science Commentary, 12 October 2007

Blum, A., Killer Couch Chemicals 16 August 2007

Blum, A., Chemical Burns 19 November 2006

Blum, A., Children absorb tris-BP flame retardant from sleepwear: urine contains the mutagenic metabolite, 2,3-dibromopropanol. Science; 201(4360):1020-3. PMID: 684422, 15 September 1978

Blum, A., Another flame retardant, tris-(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)-phosphate, and its expected metabolites are mutagens Science; 200(4343):785-7. PMID: 347576, 19 May 1978

Blum, A., and Ames, B. N. Flame-retardant additives as possible cancer hazards Science; 195(4273):17-23. PMID: 831254, 7 January 1977