Environmentally Preferable Options for Furniture Fire Safety
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Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:497041408 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This draft report summarized the toxicological information for alternatives to pentaBDE. Volume 1 contains the purpose and scope of the assessment, a description of the general characteristics of flame retardants, a general overview of exposure pathways and routes for flame retardants used in flexible polyurethane foam and the results of the assessments of 14 formulations of flame-retardant products most likely to replace commercially available pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE). Volume 2 contains detailed hazard reviews of available information for each of the chemicals in the 14 flame-retardant formulations evaluated through the Furniture Flame Retardancy Partnership.