Furniture flame retardancy partnership : environmental profiles of chemical flame-retardant alternatives for low-density polyurethane foam / EPA.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Environmental Protection Agency

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire resistant materials--Government policy--United States.

Fire resistant materials.

Fire resistant materials--Toxicity testing--United States.

Furniture making--Environmental aspects--United States.

Furniture making.

Furniture making--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : digital, PDF files

Other Title:

Environmental profiles of chemical flame-retardant alternatives for low-density polyurethane foam

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [2005]

Summary:

This report summarizes the toxicological information for alternatives to pentaBDE. Volume 1 contains the purpose and scope of the assessment, a description of the general characteristics of flame retardants, a general overview of exposure pathways and routes for flame retardants used in flexible polyurethane foam and the results of the assessments of 14 formulations of flame-retardant products most likely to replace commercially available pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE). Volume 2 contains the detailed chemical hazard reviews that serve as the basis for the summary assessments in section 4 of volume 1.

Notes:

Title from title screens (viewed on May 1, 2006).

"Chemical hazard reviews"--Vol. 2.

"September 2005."

Includes bibliographical references.

"EPA 742-R-05-002A"--V. 1.

"EPA 742-R-05-002B"--V. 2.

OCLC:

68483374