"Flame retardants"

Flame retardants / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Interior design and furnishing

Interior furnishings and decor

...retardants and chemicals that prevent staining. And like so many products throughout our homes, they will be heavily laden with formaldehyde. In many areas fire-retardants are mandated by law, a law which sometimes can be skirted with a doctor's note and a special order mattress. If not, ensure the fire-retardant use...

Interior design and furnishing

Flame retardants in furnishings - an unnecessary and serious health risk

...flame retardants work: The chemicals generally used as flame retardants are part of the family of halogens; chlorine and bromine for example. When these chemicals are exposed to extreme heat, they decompose quickly and release compounds that inhibit flames. The most common flame retardants used are bromine-based - poly...

Healthy indoor air quality

Maintaining healthy indoor air quality

...Flame retardants Made from the chemical compounds chlorine or bromine, flame retardants have, without a doubt, saved lives by giving us valuable time to exit burning buildings, but those same chemicals are finding their way into our water, air and food chain. Flame retardants are chemicals that have been added to home ...