Since passenger safety is paramount when flying, Evonik moved forward to innovate in this market by expanding its portfolio of high-performance sandwich foam core materials with a novel and inherently ...

Flame retardants in car seat foam may increase exposure to potentially cancer-causing chemicals—especially during the summer—according to a new study, and the researchers urge government ...

Not long after the Palisades Fire broke out Jan. 7, firefighting aircraft began drawing bright red lines with fire retardant across ... used in firefighting foam and in the heavy gear firefighters ...

Many of the older chemicals, including PBDE, still exist in vintage items, such as the foam in older sofas and carpet padding, but a key route of exposure is contamination — flame retardants ...

NEWELL, W.Va.—Bellofram Elastomers has added two new foam product lines to its portfolio. The new UL-94 V-0 medium-flame retardant foam and EPDM and neoprene foams are projected to meet customer and ...

The foam is ubiquitous in upholstery across the world—in cars, couches, bedding, and more. Unfortunately, it is also highly flammable. Halogenated flame retardants historically have been added ...

A line of fire retardant foam is seen at Brunswick Landing Monday morning. The spill occurred around 5:30 a.m. Courtesy of Meghan KisslingFirefighting foam spilled at Brunswick Landing Monday ...

First, the flame retardant powder is mixed with water to create a foam or slurry that is easy to spread across affected areas. The aerial retardant cools and coats anything flammable in the ...

To combat this, in around the mid to late 20th century, a class of chemicals known as flame retardants (FRs ... s and Ireland’s stringent furniture foam fire safety standards as one of the ...

Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) has been used as a fire retardant by Cal Fire at the county’s regional airport and others for several years under Federal Aviation Administration requirement, ...