Flame retardants often delay ignition only a few seconds and can make fires more dangerous due to increased smoke and toxic gases. When organohalogen flame retardants are present, fires …

Retardants 8.1 Fire-Safe Cigarettes 8.2 Fire-Safe Candles 8.3 Alternate Designs and Materials 8.4 Safer Replacement Chemical Flame Retardants 9. Discussion: Policy Implications and …

Flame retardants continually migrate out of furniture and into indoor dust which is ingested by people and pets. Some of these chemicals are associated with lowered IQ in children, cancer, …

Retardants 8.1 Fire-Safe Cigarettes 8.2 Fire-Safe Candles 8.3 Alternate Designs and Materials 8.4 Safer Replacement Chemical Flame Retardants 9. Discussion Polic: y Implications and …

Other flame retardants detected in the cars are known carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and/or neurotoxins, and are persistent and bioaccumulate in humans. Our research In collaboration …

Only a subset of animals in a few regions have been studied for specific flame retardants. This map shows a selection of peer-reviewed studies; many more exist. Flame retardants are used …

Car seats usually contain flame retardants to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 302 (FMVSS 302). To reduce children’s exposure to flame retardants, we recommend keeping …

2025年1月28日 · Meanwhile, one of the flame retardants most commonly used to meet that standard was linked to the loss of three to five IQ points among U.S. children and a 300% …

2017年10月24日 · Long-Term Retardants: these water-based mixtures often contain ammonium phosphate salts and other additives, and they are typically dropped on wood fuel in advance of …

However, care must be taken to prevent leaching of flame retardants from landfilled furniture into water. Our Institute hosted three interdisciplinary workshops in 2016 and 2017 to identify …