by pinfa-editor | 8 Mar, 2023
The large EU-funded population study has published conclusions of analysis of ten halogenated FRs in blood and four organo-phosphate metabolites in urine from 2136 children from nine European countries. Median levels of BDE-47 of c. 0.3 ng/g-lipid were found in...
by pinfa-editor | 21 Sep, 2021
US EPA reports 250 lithium-ion battery fires in waste treatment facilities impacting workers, environment and recycling. Fires relating to batteries in recycling centres and other waste facilities are increasing, but with limited data, so that the 245 identified fires...
by pinfa-editor | 21 Sep, 2021
Review on organophosphate esters (OPEs): This review is based on nearly 200 publications, covering production/use, environmental occurrence and health / environmental toxicity of over 20 OPEs (mostly non-halogenated, some chlorinated or brominated) used as flame...
by pinfa-editor | 19 Oct, 2022
Report for Business Finland lists 25 problematic or potentially problematic (under assessment) flame retardants, of which 21 are halogenated FRs and four are organophosphorus FRs : trixylyl phosphate (TXP), triphenyl phosphate (TPP = TPhP), tricresyl phosphate (TMPP),...
by pinfa-editor | 15 Jan, 2021
pinfa supports reinforcing the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) as central to ensuring building fire safety. The pinfa response to the public consultation is aligned with the arguments of CPE (Construction Products Europe) and emphasises that the CPR currently...
