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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to Governor Brown's announcement, Richard Holober, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of California, stated: We applaud Governor Jerry Brown's call for state regulators to revise a 37-year-old furniture fire safety standard that has exposed millions of California families to dangerous levels of toxic flame retardant chemicals in our homes. Governor Brown recognizes that it is time for California to...
A Duke University-led study of North Carolina toddlers suggests that exposure to potentially toxic flame-retardant chemicals may be higher in nonwhite toddlers than in white toddlers. The study also suggests that exposure to the chemicals is higher among toddlers whose fathers do not have a college degree, a proxy measure of lower socioeconomic background. Hand-to-mouth activity may account for a significant amount of the children's exposure to the contaminants, according to the study,...
Exposure Higher in Children in Underserved Communities Alliance for Toxic Free Fire Safety NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental health advocates responded to the new Duke University-led study of 83 North Carolina toddlers, published today in Environmental Health Perspectives, suggesting exposure to potentially toxic flame-retardant chemicals may be higher in non-white toddlers than in white toddlers. "Communities of color are disproportionately impacted...
The flame retardants market report estimates the global market size both in terms of volume and revenue. It discusses market drivers, restraints and challenges, raw material, and product price trends. (PRWEB) May 19, 2012 Today flame retardant chemicals become absolutely indispensible in safeguarding electrical appliances, buildings, vehicles and polymers. Global flame retardant chemicals market is driven by growing safety needs and standards across the world. On the basis of their...
BATON ROUGE, La., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants, announced today that it will increase prices of SAYTEX HP-900 (P)/(G) (hexabromocyclododecane) globally by 20% effective immediately, or as contracts allow. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111129/MM14279LOGO) "The backbone of SAYTEX HP-900 is cyclododecatriene (CDT). We have seen extreme volatility in both price and...
Alliance for Toxic-Free Fire Safety Responds SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Chicago Tribune began a shocking new investigative series Sunday on underhanded dealings by chemical corporations spending tens of millions on front groups and "pay for play experts" to defeat restrictions on hazardous flame retardant chemicals. "I am glad to see 'Citizens for Fire Safety' exposed as the ugly sham they truly are," said Senator Sharon Nelson, Chair of the...
Californians For Toxic Free Fire Safety Respond SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A ChicagoTribune investigation reveals that corporations making halogenated flame retardant chemicals spent tens of millions of dollars on public relations firms, lobbyists, and front groups to deceive the American people and legislators into believing their toxic chemicals are both necessary and safe. "We have flame retardant chemicals similar to banned pesticides like DDT in our...
BATON ROUGE, La., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants, announced today that it will increase prices of SAYTEX HP-900 (P)/(G) (hexabromocyclododecane) by 25% on shipments effective immediately, or as contracts allow. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111129/MM14279LOGO ) Albemarle's brominated flame retardants are part of the Company's fire safety solutions within the...
Study examined blood level changes in PCBs over a decade It's never been easy to be a polar bear. They may have to go months without eating. Their preferred food, seal, requires enormous luck and patience to catch. Add to that the melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change, and the poisoning of the Arctic by toxic chemicals, and it's easy to see why polar bears worldwide are in trouble. Among all the bad news, however, comes one possible bright spot. In a study of PCBs in polar...
Some of the flame retardants added to carpets, furniture upholstery, plastics, crib mattresses, car and airline seats and other products to suppress the visible flames in fires are actually increasing the danger of invisible toxic gases that are the No. 1 cause of death in fires. That was the finding of a new study presented here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. Anna A. Stec, Ph.D., led the...
