Sentences with phrase «used as flame retardants»

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

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.

You'll learn interesting and scary facts like how kids pajamas, electronic alarm clocks, and carpeting might contain PBDEs, which are used as flame retardants.

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.

They analyzed the creatures» eggs and found a variety of forms of chemicals known as brominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs), which are widely used as flame retardants.

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

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).

But unlike BPA, TBBPA is now widely used as a flame retardant.

This material was commonly used as a flame retardant but was later discovered to damage one's health.

Not exact matches

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

The use of certain fibers, such as wool, rayon, and acrylics, are naturally flame - retardant enough to pass the standards without the need for chemicals.

coco mat mattress • 100 % natural materials - inherently breathable allowing constant air circulation & ventilation • naturally anti-dust mite • certified allergy protection • 100 % cotton cover flame retardants: the bloom cocomat mattress also uses a barrier layer as a flame retardant (instead of using chemicals).

These include antibacterials, commercial waterproofers, nanoparticles used as waterproofing or antibacterial agents, polyurethane, synthetic latex, vinyl, and antimony, phosphate and nitrogen compounds (flame retardants).

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Several techniques have been used to prevent battery fires, such as adding flame retardants to the electrolyte.

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.

I think the hydrated silica is fine» I found a mattress producer (Johnathan Stevens, based out of Grand Rapids, MI) that claims to use silica filled rayon fiber as their flame retardant.

Soy was not approved for food until 1959 and it was originally used for paint and as a flame retardant by the military.

It is patented as a flame retardant but is used widely by the soft drink industry to keep citrus - flavor oils from separating from the rest of beverage.

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.

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.

Then they pick an insulation that is made from hydrocarbons, it uses hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) as a blowing agent, has trischloropropylphosphate (TCPP), a possible bioaccumulative toxin, as a flame retardant, and if it does catch on fire, «will produce dense, black, toxic smoke releasing carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and possible traces of hydrogen cyanide, halogen acids and nitrogen.»

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