
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating(操纵,篡改) safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across(广泛使用于) the US economy, public health advocates allege.
公共卫生倡导者指控,美国环境保护署正在操纵一种在美国经济中广泛使用的高毒阻燃剂的安全数据。
The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent research has found may present a danger to the public, and especially small children.(该化学品TBBPA已在美国住宅灰尘和消费品中被发现,其综合水平经独立研究发现可能对公众,尤其是幼儿构成危险。)
这种名为TBBPA的化学品已在美国住宅的灰尘和消费品中被发现,其综合水平经独立研究发现可能对公众,尤其是幼儿构成危险。
The agency is considering restrictions for the flame retardant, and advocates say the fight is the latest example of the Trump administration teaming up with(与……合作,勾结) the industry to downplay(淡化,低估) the risks of a highly toxic and profitable chemical.
该机构正在考虑对这种阻燃剂实施限制,而倡导者表示,这场斗争是特朗普政府与行业勾结、淡化一种高毒且有利可图的化学品风险的最新例证。
‘A huge problem’
“一个大问题”