These toxic substances or chemicals are added to many consumer products to reduce the flammability of products/articles or to slow the spread of fire once it has started. They have been used in foam, building, insulation, and other products for many years. Although it is being phased out, this legacy use combined with other ongoing uses creates a toxic reservoir of HBCD that may be released into the environment and harm people’s health. In some cases, these chemicals have been found to cause serious harm to humans, especially in children and can impair the body’s ability to function. The main routes of human exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants are the ingestion of contaminated indoor dust at home and in the workplace.