TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A new consensus on reconciling fire safety with environmental & health impacts of chemical flame retardants
JO  - Environment international
A1  - Page, Jamie
A1  - Whaley, Paul
A1  - Bellingham, Michelle
A1  - Birnbaum, Linda S.
A1  - Cavoski, Aleksandra
A1  - Fetherston Dilke, Delyth
A1  - Garside, Ruth
A1  - Harrad, Stuart
A1  - Kelly, Frank
A1  - Kortenkamp, Andreas
A1  - Martin, Olwenn
A1  - Stec, Anna
A1  - Woolley, Tom
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Flame retardants are chemical substances that are intended to mitigate fire safety risks posed by a range of goods including furniture, electronics, and building insulation. There are growing concerns about their effectiveness in ensuring fire safety and the potential harms they pose to human health and the environment. In response to these concerns, on 13 June 2022, a roundtable of experts was convened by the UKRI Six Clean Air Strategic Priorities Fund programme 7. The meeting produced a Consensus Statement that summarises the issues around the use of flame retardants, laying out a series of policy recommendations that should lead to more effective fire safety measures and reduce the human and environmental health risks posed by these potentially toxic chemicals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-4120
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.107782
ID  - ref1
ER  -