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U.S. Borax joins pinfa North America
U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, is a new member of pinfa-NA (pinfa North America).
READ MOREFatal fire probably started by cell phone
One child died in a house fire probably started by an overheating cell phone igniting a couch in North Carolina.
READ MOREReview of electric vehicle (EV) battery fires
EV fires show heat release comparable to fossil fuelled vehicles, but with additional risks of toxicity and extinguishing.
READ MOREFire risks posed by batteries in WEEE
“Battery fires are one of the most important issue impacting recyclers currently” E. Katrakis, EuRIC (European Recycling Industries Confederation).
READ MOREEU project on fire safety statistics
Efectis launches EU-funded initiative towards coherence of EU fire safety statistics, terminology and methodologies.
READ MOREUK taxpayers’ cladding bill reaches £ 5 bn
More than UK£ 5 billion to replace flammable building cladding, announced by the UK Government may still not be enough.
READ MOREMore Grenfell Inquiry media questions
The Grenfell fire inquiry is continuing to question information supplied to customers by cladding manufacturers.
READ MOREWikipedia launches cladding fires list
A new list of high-rise building façade fires is launched by Wikipedia, with nearly 60 incidents over the last 30 years.
READ MOREUS federal furniture fire safety standard
Cigarette ignition resistance will be legally required for all furniture sold in the USA.
READ MOREMassachusetts bans ten halogenated FRs
The State has enacted legislation banning ten brominated and chlorinated FRs and ATO in a range of applications:
READ MOREUS bans nearly all uses of Deca-BDE
The US EPA has effectively banned five PBT chemicals including the brominated FR DecaBDE.
READ MORESmoke propagation from furniture fires
Full-scale building tests by IFV Netherlands show dangers from upholstered furniture fires.
READ MORESilanes-based P & N FRs for textiles
New wash-resistant Si - N – P flame retardants developed by DTNW in German government innovation project.
READ MORECyclotriphosphazene durable textile FRs
New phosphorus-based PIN FRs developed by DTNW for textiles show wash resistance.
READ MOREReview: electrospinning for FR polymers
Electrospinning offers routes to develop new FR fibre solutions with improved mechanical properties,
READ MOREReview: FR polymers for 3D printing
3D printing enables new approaches to flame retardancy, such as surface layers or enclosure of FRs in structural voids.
READ MOREDevelopments in DOPO derivatives as FRs
A review paper summarises recent progress in phosphorus PIN FRs derived from DOPO, replacing halogenated FRs.
READ MOREPhosphorus – iron synergy for cotton FR
PIN FRs, 3D DOPO (P-based) and ferrocene (Fe-based), reacted onto cotton provided durable fire resistance and waterproofing.
READ MOREPIN FRs for recycled Tetra-Pak
PIN flame retardants show to be effective in PEAL, a composite material resulting from recycling of TetraPak packaging
READ MORERecycling fire-extinguishers to PIN FRs
Ammonium phosphate from end-of-life ABC dry-powder fire extinguishers is an effective PIN FR in polyethylene.
READ MOREA Canada Government screening concludes trixylyl phosphate has low environment risk and adequate health safety margins
In Europe, however, trixylyl phosphate is on the REACH SVHC Candidate List (Substance of Very High Concern).
READ MOREDevelopmental toxicity of brominated FR (BDE) but not PIN FR (AlPi).
Lethality and teratogenicity were tested using the standard fish species, zebrafish, for up to 96 hours after fertilisation of eggs.
READ MOREDiscussion of FRs in mobile phones in Ecodesign work.
Discussion of FRs in mobile phones in Ecodesign work.
READ MORECohort study suggests maternal exposure to some phosphorus ester FRs may impact baby’s size at birth.
Cohort study suggests maternal exposure to some phosphorus ester FRs may impact baby’s size at birth.
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