One common strategy to prevent lithium-ion battery fires may cause serious harm to health and not work to stop the fires.

The use of flame retardants in lithium-ion battery cases presents health hazards and lacks fire safety efficacy, highlighting ...

As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy ...

German plastics processor Röchling (Mannheim; www.roechling.de) has introduced two flame-retardant plastics to meet the updated European rail vehicle standard EN 45545-2:2013 that came into force in ...

Flame-resistant (FR) plastics are specialized polymers engineered to resist ignition, slow down combustion, and self-extinguish when exposed to fire. These materials are widely used in industries such ...

An invisible cocktail of chemicals leaching from plastics could be threatening the long-term survival of birds in the wild, ...

While estimating the potential toxic chemical exposure from recycled black plastic spatulas, the researchers did not multiply ...

A decades-old NHTSA vehicle flammability standard leads to the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars. These ...

Health risks regarding chemicals found in those popular black plastic kitchen utensils are being made public. Should you ...

Researchers tested 203 black plastic products, including kitchen utensils, hair accessories, and toys, to detect bromine, an indicator of brominated flame retardants. They found flame retardants ...

Chemosphere – a peer-reviewed scientific journal – was forced to issue a correction after scientists made a major error ...

A study showing the health risks of plastic household items has greatly overstated the dangers of everyday cookware, rattling ...