The researchers did not look at another PBDE, known as deca, or other similar flame retardants.

该组研究人员并没有调查有关另外一种多溴二苯醚（PBDE），或称为十溴联苯醚（deca-PBDE），或其它类似阻燃剂的情形。

The PBDE study was part of a decade-long project by the UC Berkeley scientists to examine whether environmental factors are harming the health of Salinas Valley mothers and children.

伯克利大学的科学家们在进行一项长达十年的研究，即环境是否对萨利纳斯山谷里的妇女及其孩子身体造成伤害的因素。