Identification of flame retardants in polyurethane foam collected from baby products.

ABSTRACT: With the phase-out of PentaBDE in 2004, alternative flame retardants are being used in polyurethane foam to meet flammability standards. However, insufficient information is available on the identity of the flame retardants currently in use. Baby products containing polyurethane foam must meet California state furniture flammability standards, which likely affects the use of flame retardants in baby products throughout the U.S. However, it is unclear which products contain flame retardants and at what concentrations. In this study we surveyed baby products containing polyurethane foam to investigate how often flame retardants were used in these products. Information on when the products were purchased and whether they contained a label indicating that the product meets requirements for a C

SUBMITTER: Stapleton HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3113369 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature