Organophosphorus metabolites in urine during pregnancy correlated to infant parameters

FRs found in monkey faeces

FRs found in monkey faeces: A total of 60 faeces samples from primates (captive in Indiana, wild in Costa Riva and Uganda) were tested for 40 pesticides, 52 halogenated FRs and 12 non-halogenated organophosphorus FRs (non-H OPFRs). Only three non-H OPFRs were found in...
GreenScreen Certified fire fighting foam

GreenScreen Certified fire fighting foam

Criteria for fire fighting foams have been updated to cover Class A and B foams, excluding halogens. Clean Production Action’s (CPA) Greenscreen Certified Standard for fire fighting foams first addresses Class B foams in January this year, targeting PFAS (per- and...
Flame retardants and microplastics

Flame retardants and microplastics

Release of flame retardants from microplastics in the environment are very low and unlikely to pose significant risk, is the conclusion of a review of nearly 200 publications. Extremely slow diffusion in the plastic matrix is identified as the limiting factor for...
Study suggests no health risk from PIN FRs

Study suggests no health risk from PIN FRs

A review of organophosphate FRs in indoor dust in China suggests that they do not pose a direct health risk. The review aims to include all relevant data on OPFRs. 618 publications were identified, screened down to cover 41 sampling locations. OPFR levels were highest...