Citation

Chivas C, Guillaume E, Sainrat A, Barbosa V. Fire Safety J. 2009; 44(5): 801-807.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.03.009

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The originality of this review is to evaluate the risks and benefits induced by the use of flame retardants in upholstered furniture in continental Europe, throughout an assessment of the risks over the whole life cycle. This paper examines the currently available literature on the various risks linked to the use of flame retardants in upholstered furniture in the continental European market: A methodology has been proposed to estimate the risks and benefits of flame retardants used in upholstered furniture, within the life cycle risk assessment. For common flame retardants, data sheets have been written in order to evaluate the complete risk balance. This concerns the long-term impact on health of exposure to products containing flame retardants, as well as from exposure to their fire effluents. Keywords: Upholstered furniture; Flame retardant; Fire safety; Toxicity of fire effluents