The European Union's Experience with Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)has Shown

Multiple Choice

The European Union's experience with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) has shown that _______________.

A) economic factors have superseded health concerns
B) if the toxin is removed from the environment,concentrations in human tissues fall
C) human metabolism of these compounds could solve the problem without legislation
D) exposure to these molecules results in birth ratios of 9 males : 1 female
E) these molecules can be rapidly metabolized by decomposers