NORTH COAST, Calif. – Janie Rezner's guest on Women's Voices, KZYX, on Monday, Jan. 20, will be American mountaineer, writer and environmental health scientist Arlene Blum.

The show will begin at 7 p.m.

Blum is best known for leading an all-woman ascent of Annapurna, a climb that was also the first successful American ascent.

She is currently on a crusade against chemical flame retardants, which are found in almost all upholstered furniture.

High concentrations have been found in the bodies of creatures as geographically diverse as salmon, peregrine falcons, cats, whales and polar bears.

A recent study of toddlers in the United States conducted by researchers at Duke University found flame retardants in the blood of every child they tested.

The chemicals are associated with an assortment of health concerns, including antisocial behavior, impaired fertility, decreased birth weight, diabetes, memory loss, undescended testicles, lowered levels of male hormones and hyperthyroidism.

The show will air at 90.7 FM Philo, 88.1 FM Fort Bragg, 91.5 FM Willits and streaming live at www.kzyx.org . It also will be archived at http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/contributor/4206 along with past shows.