The US Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect the public from a dangerous flame retardant — decabromodiphenyl ether, or decaBDE — according to a lawsuit filed this week on ...

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But the point is here is that that isn’t happening.” The new study’s main goal was to identify any flame retardant chemicals in various common products. The researchers screened 203 items ...

Since the 1970s, flame-retardant chemicals have been added to plastics used in electronic devices. Their purpose is to prevent electrical fires or slow their growth. But because many of these ...

Further, the study found flame retardant contamination in less than 10 percent of the 203 household products it examined—and only about 8 percent of 109 kitchen utensils. Despite this ...

Researchers from Texas A&M University have developed a groundbreaking technology that can dramatically reduce the flammability of cotton in a single step. This novel technique involves applying a ...

Insulated vests provide added warmth for cold or windy conditions. Breathable fabrics help to regulate temperature in hot and humid weather. Flame-resistant vests help protect against burns by ...

Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology (GUT), Guilin 541004, China ...

State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China ...