Rich, et al,           Like many issues we see raging around us this is one
which got caught up in political correctness before it had a large public
face.  I personally felt that the science of flame retardants is well
understood and making a change involved adding in risks which were not well
understood therefore bad practice.  Thanx for bring this around again.  

 

:>)     br,      Pete

 

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Entropy ain't what it used to be

 

From: Richard Nute <ri...@bendbroadband.com> 
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:32 PM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: [PSES] Do We Need Flame Retardants in Electronics?

 

 

 
<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-need-flame-retardants-in-e
lectronics/>
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-need-flame-retardants-in-el
ectronics/

 ".there has never been any valid statistical demonstration that flame
retardant chemicals of the types and concentrations used in consumer
products have resulted in death or injury reduction," says
<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-furniture-flame-retardants-sa
ve-enough-lives-justify-environmental-damage/> Vytenis Babrauskas.

The article is more than 5 years old.  Nevertheless, thought-provoking. 

Enjoy!

Rich

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