A new consensus on reconciling fire safety with environmental and health impacts of chemical flame retardants

Page, J. et al. (2023) A new consensus on reconciling fire safety with environmental and health impacts of chemical flame retardants. Environment International, 173, 107782. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107782) (PMID:36858883)

Abstract

Flame retardants are chemical substances that are intended to mitigate fire safety risks posed by a range of goods including furniture, electronics, and building insulation. There are growing concerns about their effectiveness in ensuring fire safety and the potential harms they pose to human health and the environment. In response to these concerns, on 13 June 2022, a roundtable of experts was convened by the UKRI Six Clean Air Strategic Priorities Fund programme 7. The meeting produced a Consensus Statement that summarises the issues around the use of flame retardants, laying out a series of policy recommendations that should lead to more effective fire safety measures and reduce the human and environmental health risks posed by these potentially toxic chemicals.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Bellingham, Dr Michelle

Creator Roles

Bellingham, M.: Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Page, J., Whaley, P., Bellingham, M., Birnbaum, L. S., Cavoski, A., Fetherston Dilke, D., Garside, R., Harrad, S., Kelly, F., Kortenkamp, A., Martin, O., Stec, A., and Woolley, T.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: Environment International
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0160-4120
• ISSN (Online): 1873-6750
• Published Online: 28 February 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Environment International 173:107782
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License