“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without demonstrated fire-safety benefits for products such as children’s products, furniture, ...

A study — which was later corrected — scared many. But the debate over spatulas and sushi trays misses the point.

An October 2024 study previously found that toxic flame retardants had been discovered in 85% of the screened consumer ...

A new Viewpoint appearing in Environmental Science & Technology explains that adding flame retardants to the plastic cases surrounding these batteries has no proven fire-safety benefit.

Adding flame ... [+] retardants to their plastic battery enclosures may not be help. It can also lead to health harm. If you’re reading this on a smartphone or laptop, you can thank lithium-ion ...

It's the first study to confirm what scientists have long suspected. During the Los Angeles wildfires last month, pink fire ...

Flame Retardants Market The rising demand for flame retardants is fueled by EV growth, 5G adoption, and the need for safer, non-halogenated ...

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Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them? Fire retardant is dropped by an air tanker on the Palisades Fire in the outskirts of the Pacific ...

The paper is published in the Chemical Engineering Journal. The research team used cyclodextrin (CD), a cyclic molecule ...