A Public Interest Guide to Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals
A Public Interest Guide to Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals
A Public Interest Guide to Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals
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A PUBLIC INTEREST GUIDE TO TOXIC<br />
FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS<br />
Joseph DiGangi, PhD<br />
Senior Science and Technical Advisor<br />
IPEN<br />
ipen@ipen.org<br />
www.ipen.org<br />
CONTENTS<br />
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................4<br />
2. INFORMATION SOURCES ...............................................4<br />
3. FIRE SAFETY .........................................................5<br />
4. SUBSTANCES MARKETED AS FLAME RETARDANTS ....................... 7<br />
5. INDUSTRY ACTIONS: A HISTORY OF DECEPTION ......................... 12<br />
6. ADDRESSING WASTES CONTAINING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS ........15<br />
7. REGULATORY POLICY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />
8. PUBLIC INTEREST RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ...................22<br />
9. CONCLUSION ........................................................24<br />
10. ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................26<br />
11. REFERENCES .......................................................26<br />
A PUBLIC INTEREST GUIDE TO TOXIC FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS<br />
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