EU report finds low risk decabrom FR agent.One of the most widely used flame retardants for upholstered furniture and electrical/electronic equipment has received European scientific approval for continued use. That's the interpretation by the Bromine bromine (brō`mēn, –mĭn) [Gr.,=stench], volatile, liquid chemical element; symbol Br; at. no. 35; at. wt. 79.904; m.p. –7.2°C;; b.p. 58.78°C;; sp. gr. of liquid 3.12 at 20°C;; density of vapor 7. Science and Environmental Forum (BSEF BSEF Bromine Science and Environmental Forum ) of last month's European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community Environmental Risk Assessment Report. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. BSEF, a chemical industry group based in Brussels, the EU report concluded that decabromo diphenylether deca-BDE) presents an acceptably low risk to the environment and there is no need for further scientific studies, The EU also has completed a Draft Human Health Risk Assessment Report on deca-BDE, though it will not be issued until March, after some recent studies are evaluated. BSEF says that the draft report concludes that deca-BDE does not present a risk to human health. BSEF: +32 2 733 93 70, www.bsef.com |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion