According to an article published by ELFNET, the European Commission’s legal services division has now reversed the deca-BDE exemption established in 2005. The ruling effectively bans the use of deca-BDE and nearly all brominated flame retardants in electronics as of 1 July 2006. The ruling is based on the...
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Bacteria Convert deca BDE into Toxic Forms
New research has identified several anaerobic bacterial species that break down deca-PBDE into much more toxic intermediates. As the most popular brominated flame-retardant available, this news places the future of deca-PBDE at risk. deca BDE Path To Toxicity Science News has been reporting extensively on PBDEs since 2001. The...