Open Access“Eco-friendly” Flame Retardant May Have Eco-poor Breakdown
Author(s) -
Kimberly Cartier
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo114287
Subject(s) - fire retardant , environmental science , forensic engineering , materials science , business , composite material , engineering
These flame retardants replaced earlier chemicals known to degrade into environmentally harmful by-products. The newer compounds may do the same thing.