FRs and their adverse health effects are a seemingly ubiquitous topic in scientific journals. Today we provide a snapshot in the table below of the primary health effects of widely used flame retardants. This is a summary table of a few FRs. For further information including health effects of FRs with proprietary formulations see the US EPA Design for Environment Program.
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Health Effects |
Flame Retardants (FRs) |
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Brominated Flame Retardants |
Chlorinated Flame Retardants |
Other FRs |
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Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) |
decaBDE, HBCD, octaBDE pentaDBE, TBBPA |
TCEP, TDCPP |
Firemaster 550 |
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Endocrine disruption/hormonal effect |
PBDEs, HBCD |
TCEP, TDCPP |
Firemaster 550 (some evidence) |
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Carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic (CMR) |
PBDEs, HBCD (potential) |
TDCPP (moderate) TCEP |
Firemaster 550 and |
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Neurotoxicant |
PBDEs, HBCD |
TCEP, TDCPP (low) |
Firemaster 550 |
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Obesogen |
HBCD (some evidence) |
TCPP (some evidence) |
Firemaster 550 (some evidence) |
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Allergen/sensitizer |
PBDEs, HBCD (some evidence) |
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BFR = brominated flame retardant
Sources are located below:
Links
Environmental Health Perspectives
Presentations by Jennifer Schlezinger on Health and Environment.org
Presentations by Heather Stapleton on Health and Environment.org