"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
announcing safer alternatives to the flame retardants now used in
consumer and commercial products, including building insulation and
products with flexible polyurethane foam...
Flame retardant chemicals such as
hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE)
raise concerns for human health and the environment including potential
reproductive, developmental, and neurological effects and can be
persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to aquatic organisms.
EPA is releasing the final report on alternatives to
the flame retardant HBCD and releasing an updated draft report on
alternatives to the flame retardant pentaBDE. These alternatives were
identified through EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) Alternatives
Assessment Program..."
Toxic Flame Retardant Substitutes
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