Sentence examples for persistent flame from inspiring English sources

It discovers the persistent flame of a stubborn candle--Ruthie Bolton's endurance--amid a poverty of affection and material goods that is almost impossible for a reader to comprehend.

Emerging contaminants of concern, including PBDEs and other persistent flame retardants, PFCs, and PCNs, have been measured in archived Great Lakes top predator fish to understand their temporal trends.

Firemaster® 550 (FM550) was introduced in 2003 as an alternative to the toxic, persistent flame retardant pentabromodiphenyl ether, for use in mattresses, couches, and other items containing polyurethane foam.

Exposure to the persistent, bioaccumulative flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) has been linked to developmental health effects, and the compound is scheduled to be phased out of production by December 2013.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent and bioaccumulative flame retardants, which are found in rising concentrations in human tissues.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), persistent and bioaccumulative flame retardants, are of concern because they are ubiquitous in the United States, are potentially toxic, and have been found at rapidly rising levels in humans during the past few decades (Birnbaum and Staskal 2004; Hites 2004; Schecter et al. 2005b; Sjödin et al. 2004; Webster et al. 2005).

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent and bioaccumulative flame retardants that are of concern because they are ubiquitous, are potentially toxic, and have been found at rapidly rising levels in humans during the past few decades [reviewed by Costa et al. (2008)].

Endocrine disruptors such as phthalates are used as plastic softeners, pesticides like DDT, POPs (persistent organic pollutants), and flame retardants readily adhere to plastic.

PDBEs are bioaccumulating persistent chemicals used as flame retardants in building materials, textiles, furnishings, and electronics.

Third, the vast majority of exposures occur in combination with exposures to other ubiquitous and/or persistent compounds such as flame retardants, plasticizers, and other pesticides.

Recently, persistent pesticides and brominated flame-retardants in human breast milk have been linked to cryptorchidism in a large prospective study [ 21, 40].