Sentences with phrase «as flame retardants in»

PBDE chemical compounds are used as flame retardants in industries that produce electronics, furniture and foam.

But, just as these other industrial toxins were in decline, Swedish researchers noticed an exponential increase in breast milk levels of PBDE: PCB - like chemicals used as flame retardants in computers, mattresses, drapes, carpeting, teddy bears; everywhere.

A class of chemicals used as flame retardants in polyurethane foam furniture padding, as well as in car dashboards and computer shells, have been gassing into the environment and turning up in everything from household dust to halibut.

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The list includes ractopamine in pork, flame retardant in citrus drinks and chicken litter being used as animal feed.

I see the whole flame retardants in PJ's requirement as yet another reason for co-sleeping... if they're right there with you, you can get them out.

Flame retardants such as PBDEs are found in foam products like mattresses, couches, and carpets and electronic plastic casings.

Organic Crib Mattress: As the name implies, such mattresses are made of organic materials, and absent of any chemical and industrial compounds — flame retardants, PBDE, vinyl, polyurethane foam, latex, etc., in the fear of them causing unwanted harm to their occupants.

Melamine has been a concern for parents in recent years — also known as cyanuramide, this synthetic chemical is used to make resins for cooking utensils, etc. and has also been used to make fertilizers, paper, paperboard, and flame retardants.

As of January 2013, Britax required all of its suppliers to eliminate certain chemical flame retardants containing bromine, chlorine or other halogens, from all components used in its car seats and all other products — while still ensuring their ability to pass federal government standards for flammability.

According to consumer advocacy reports, Chicco uses safer versions of flame retardants such as those that are phosphate - based in its strollers and car seats.

Choose a flame retardant carpet for in front of the fireplace as well.

Although used mattresses may appear to be a good alternative, the researchers noted that older mattresses might contain other harmful chemicals such as flame retardants now banned in mattress foams.

A bill that would make New York the first state in the nation to ban a flame retardant widely identified as a cancer threat, has faced heavy opposition from the chemical industry and may not come to a vote in the current legislative session.

In another study by Hites, two new flame retardants — one of them sold as Firemaster 550 — were detected in more than half of the air samples taken at six sites along the shores of the Great Lakes, with the highest concentrations around Chicago and ClevelanIn another study by Hites, two new flame retardants — one of them sold as Firemaster 550 — were detected in more than half of the air samples taken at six sites along the shores of the Great Lakes, with the highest concentrations around Chicago and Clevelanin more than half of the air samples taken at six sites along the shores of the Great Lakes, with the highest concentrations around Chicago and Cleveland.

PBDEs have been used as flame retardants for decades, largely in furniture, in quantities up to 20 % of the weight of the product.

A new study led by biologist R. Thomas Zoeller of the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides «the strongest evidence to date» that endocrine disrupting chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) found in flame retardant cloth, paint, adhesives and electrical transformers, can interfere with thyroid hormone action in pregnant women and may travel across the placenta to affect the fetus.

Empa's extensive research on HBCD, formerly used as a flame retardant for plastics, electronics and textiles, and especially for insulation panels in buildings, contributed to the new regulation of HBCD under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Since the phase - out of PBDEs, we have begun to detect other flame - retardant chemicals in children, which are likely being used as replacements.»

Other studies have shown that women exposed to high levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants common in cushions, carpet padding and mattresses — 97 percent of us have detectable levels of these chemicals in our bloodstreams — are more likely to have trouble getting pregnant and suffer from other fertility issues as a result.

Manufacturers used PBDEs as the primary flame retardant chemical in furniture between 1975 and 2004 to comply with fire safety standards, with the highest use of these chemicals occurring in North America.

As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants in consumer products.

In the meantime, IKEA, the Swedish home furnishings company, as well as Apple, IBM, and Motorola, have already switched to foams and plastics treated with less - hazardous flame retardants.

Newsworthy chemicals End of the flammability standard: As health concerns over flame retardants mount, California unveils a new flammability standard that avoids their use in furniture.

«This study is novel in that we collected and analyzed individuals» house dust as a measure of exposure to flame retardants.»

Flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used in furniture foam cushions, clothes, building materials and electronics to slow the rate of ignition and fire growth.

Using a blue whale's earplug, Trumble and Usenko were able to extract and analyze the stress hormone cortisol, testosterone, organic contaminants such as pesticides and flame retardants, and mercury, demonstrating that both man - made and endogenous chemicals are recorded and archived in whale earwax.

Suspected EDs include pesticides, flame retardants and chemicals found in plastic goods such as bisphenol A (BPA)-- one of a group called phthalates.

BDE 47 is a component of a flame retardant mixture commonly referred to as PentaBDE and was widely used in furniture before it was phased - out in 2005 due to health concerns.

Do nt fool with fire retardants Flame - retardant chemicals common in foam products and electronics, such as mattresses and televisions, have found their way into virtually every human body.

«Sweating is not only observed to enhance excretion of the toxic elements of interest in this paper, but also may increase excretion of diverse toxicants, as observed in New York rescue workers, or in particular persistent flame retardants and bisphenol - A.

NSF Standard 401 - Emerging Compounds / Incidental Contaminants: This standard covers up to 15 contaminants found in tap water such as pharmaceutical drugs, heavy metals, and flame retardants.

While flame retardants and other chemicals are found in the highest levels in new mattresses, old mattresses have their fair share of problems as well.

As a result, they are lower in nutrients and higher in toxins — including carcinogens, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDAs a result, they are lower in nutrients and higher in toxins — including carcinogens, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDas dioxin and DDT.

They are found in everyday products such as plastic bottles, food cans, detergents, flame retardants, cosmetics, and pesticides.

Numerous studies have shown that industrial pollutants such as flame retardant chemicals and mercury found in fish (such as tuna) may impair a baby's cognitive development, and is associated with reduced cerebellum size in newborns; methylmercury contamination in fish generally outweighs DHA benefits on brain development measured as children IQ.

A wide range of substances, both natural and manmade, are thought to cause endocrine disruption, including pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin - like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A. Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.»

It is well known that substances such as PCBs, plasticizers, pesticides, phthalates and flame retardants bio-accumulate in the body and contribute to ill health.

We are witnessing more obesity, diabetes, pituitary, thyroid, ovarian, and other endocrine gland disruption due to chemicals such as perchlorates (residues of synthetic fertilizer in produce), polyfluorooctanoic acid (non-stick cookware), bisphenol A (polycarbonate plastics, resin lining of cans), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (flame retardants), along with many others.

As well, a character sprays himself and another man in the face with a flame - retardant aerosol, causing extreme pain.

Another plus is that wool is naturally flame - retardant and repels moisture — which is why we used it in our master suite, as the carpet abuts next to our family - sized ensuite bathroom.

Many «triggers» are blamed for the sudden rise in disease prevalence, including endocrine disruptors such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and metallic peel - off cans, as use of these household compounds increased around the same time.

Flame retardants are used in products such as plastics and furniture.

«In some cases, such as with some kinds of flame retardants, the initial EPA review was hindered by the lack of safety and exposure data.

They then end up in local waterways and eventually the ocean where they attract chemicals such as PCBs and flame retardants to their surfaces.

The Zenhaven mattress core is 100 % Talalay latex, processed in the U.S.A.,, with a layer of organic wool as a flame - retardant barrier, and an organic cotton cover.

It's being fought in the states and in Congress, as the green building industry tries to minimize the use of plastics made from toxic materials, fossil fuels, and flame retardants, and the giant chemical industry and its plastic empire loyalists fight to defend their plastic turf.

The culprit is endocrine - disrupting chemicals, which are found in plastics, furniture, flame retardants, cosmetics, receipts, nail polish, hand sanitizer, metal food cans, toys, pesticides, fast food, and countless other items — ordinary items, as you can see, that we handle on a daily basis.

''... researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame - retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents.»

Short Chained Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) SCCPs are used as flame retardants and plasticizers, mainly in high performance rubber, sealants, paints or textile coatings.

«Synthetic fibers are problematic because they do not biodegrade, and tend to bind with molecules of harmful chemical pollutants found in wastewater, such as pesticides or flame retardants.