Fact Sheet: Assessing Risks from Flame Retardants.

Flame retardants (FR) are materials added or applied to a material to increase the fire resistance of that product (EHC-192, 1997). A list of annual production figures of major polymers along with the brominated flame retardants (BFRs) commonly used to increase their fire resistance is given in Table 1 (Arias, 2001).

Natural fibres such as flax, jute and hemp are becoming attractive alternatives to traditional high performance fibres such as glass and carbon fibres for reinforcement in composites. This is because natural fibres are from renewable sources, are biodegradable, and therefore are more environmentally friendly. However, unlike inherently non-flammable glass and carbon fibres, natural fibres.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants (FRs) used as additives against fire ignition accidents, present in everyday consumer products including carpets, electronic appliances, clothing and textiles, thermal insulation and cable coatings. PBDE continuous and excessive use in consumer products, has raised concerns regarding their potential adverse health effects including.

The focus of these studies included: analytical method development, source identification, bioavailability, biomagnification, degradation and environmental and human health exposure to anthropogenic contaminants known as flame-retardants (FRs). Prior to my Master’s dissertation I conducted scientific investigations that resulted in two first.

CEFAS, UK Defra, UK Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The molecular mechanisms of thyroid disruption by brominated flame retardants in fish: in vitro and in vivo studies.

ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS (OPFRS) VIA INDOOR DUST INGESTION. By Yessica Patricia Ortiz Carrizales M.Sc. A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management College of Life and Environmental Science The University of Birmingham.

The role of flame retardants in allergic responses to house dust mite Supervisors. R. van Ree. Co-supervisors. L.S. van Rijt. Award date 31 May 2017 Number of pages 202 ISBN 9789461827876 Document type PhD thesis Faculty Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA) Abstract. Over the past decades, the prevalence and severity of asthma and allergies has increased rapidly in parallel with rapid industrial.

Transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches to investigate molecular responses of human cell lines exposed to flame retardants by Jinkang Zhang A thesis submitted to.

Title of PhD: Human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants Supervisor: Professor Stuart Harrad Sandra Brommer is undertaking doctoral research about human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants. This research includes recruitment of volunteers willing to participate in exposure monitoring campaigns, collection of dust and air samples, extraction and clean-up methods like ASE and.

PhD. Thesis Department of Physical and Environmental Science University of Toronto Scarborough 2017 Abstract Human exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) including flame retardants (FRs) and plasticizers used in consumer products from indoor sources is a serious concern. These compounds are then advected to the outdoor environment which leads to regional and long-range transport.

Abstract. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as flame retardants in plastics (concentration, 5--30%) and in textile coatings. Commercial products consist predominantly of penta-, octa-, and decabromodiphenyl ether mixtures, and global PBDE production is about 40,000 tons per year.

In a new thesis Jakob Gustavsson has studied the concentrations of flame retardants in Swedish rivers. He has also investigated the best way to analyze flame retardants in natural water samples and how the measurements are affected by other substances in the water.