Sentences with phrase «retardant coatings»

Fire - retardant coatings also meet anti-microbial standards.

Carpets, doors, paint on the walls, flame retardant coatings on new furniture — these are not things you want staying in the house.

Because of the method's speed and environmentally friendly components, it would be easy to apply it to a variety of applications that require an airtight or flame - retardant coating.

Not exact matches

Chemicals covered by the plans are used as plasticizers, as flame retardants and to create nonstick surfacing as well as stain -, grease - and water - resistant coatings for cookware, textile and food packaging.

Existing steel structures in buildings are usually coated with a fire - retardant layer to shield the bare metal from damage by fire and meet the fire protection standard of two hours — aimed at giving occupants enough time to evacuate the building.

Plus, they're often coated with stain treatments and flame retardants that are sources of toxic, nonbiodegradable perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are bad for both the environment and the air quality in your home.

Car exhaust, secondhand smoke, flame retardants, plastic packaging, heavy metals, pesticides, exogenous hormones in conventional meat and dairy, BPA - coated receipts... Unless you're living in a virgin forest, you're going to come into contact with some less - than - optimal chemicals pretty much every day.

The result is that manufacturers are coating mattresses with highly toxic flame - retardant chemicals.

A recent report by the Environmental Working Group found 48 chemicals in pets» blood (out of 70 tested for); 43 of them reached levels far higher than in people: 5 times as much mercury; 2-1/2 times more perfluorochemicals in dogs (from stain - and grease - proof coatings), and 23 times more fire retardants in cats.

In the light of the fires, Cuoghi's floppy hat, welder's mask, flame - retardant sliver gloves, and deconstructed coat made him look like a medieval madman.

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

TIP: Common types of asbestos you are likely to encounter are a granular, cement - like plaster on walls and ceilings, a fluffy material sprayed onto ceilings or walls as a fire retardant, and felt, fibrous paper, or cement - like coatings on pipes or boilers for insulation.