- Jan 7, 2002
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Fumes given off by cancer-causing chemicals used to make non-stick frying pans are killing hundreds of pet birds every year, environmentalists say.
The Worldwide Fund for Nature says it is hearing reports that many US caged birds are being killed by the fumes.
It says the chemicals, perfluorinated compounds, are also contaminating both people and wildlife with grave effects.
The chemicals industry says it doubts that birds exposed to ordinary levels of the compounds could die from them.
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The Worldwide Fund for Nature says it is hearing reports that many US caged birds are being killed by the fumes.
It says the chemicals, perfluorinated compounds, are also contaminating both people and wildlife with grave effects.
The chemicals industry says it doubts that birds exposed to ordinary levels of the compounds could die from them.
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