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ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


Health and environmental risk in flame retardants in building insulation

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:28 PM PST

Researchers in the United States are calling for a change to the US building codes, following a study showing that the mandatory flame retardants routinely added to foam insulation are not only harmful to human health and the environment, but also make no difference to the prevention of fire in buildings where a fire-safe thermal barrier already exists. Such a change would bring the US building codes in line with regulations in Sweden and Norway.

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