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I actually can believe this. Cancer-linked flame retardants found in car interiors
Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:50 pm
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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 officials to amend regulations to prohibit the use of flame retardants in cars to reduce health risks, as the safety and effectiveness of flame retardants faces growing scrutiny.
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The researchers tested the cabin air of 101 electric, gas and hybrid cars across 30 states with a model year between 2015 and 2022 for potentially toxic flame retardants in both the winter and summer, according to the study published Tuesday in Environmental Science & Technology.
Flame retardants are used in many consumer products, like furniture, electronics and mattresses, and were added to car seat foam to meet requirements put in place by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 302, which was made to prevent or slow the spread of car-related fires.
This standard was set in the 1970s, and the study researchers are urging the NHTSA to update its standards to exclude the use of flame retardants due to their potentially harmful effects.
Add heated up styrofoam plates in the microwave to the list.
Forbes
Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:54 pm to chili pup
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gas and hybrid cars across 30 states with a model year between 2015 and 2022
Glad my truck is a 2014
Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:54 pm to chili pup
IIRC, some of this was brought up after Katrina because of formaldehyde and other chemicals coming off the RVs.
As people in the business put it, those normally stay on the lot for an extended period between manufacture and purchase, which lets a lot bleed off. Except the government was requisitioning them the second they crossed the state line and immediately putting people in them.
As people in the business put it, those normally stay on the lot for an extended period between manufacture and purchase, which lets a lot bleed off. Except the government was requisitioning them the second they crossed the state line and immediately putting people in them.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 6:17 pm to chili pup
Cancer-linked?
Not sure that is enough to eliminate material that prevents fire.
Hey, how about letting the free market decide this one?
Not sure that is enough to eliminate material that prevents fire.
Hey, how about letting the free market decide this one?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 6:37 pm to chili pup
Linked? Fire is not linked, it will kill you faster than the quickest cancer.
Walk if you don't like the risk. Next will be your house, live in a car, lol, no cave then.
Walk if you don't like the risk. Next will be your house, live in a car, lol, no cave then.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:13 pm to Tandemjay
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Linked? Fire is not linked, it will kill you faster than the quickest cancer.
Walk if you don't like the risk. Next will be your house, live in a car, lol, no cave then
If foam gets heated up during a hot summer in a car that is sitting in a parking space, the chemicals within the foam will release a toxicant that you will breathe once you get in the car.
Out of anything, I do believe this.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:23 pm to Tandemjay
Well, toothpaste and deodorant are used regularly without warnings!!
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:26 pm to chili pup
I don’t want cancer but I damn sure don’t want to die in a vehicle fire…
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:01 pm to chili pup
I never liked that new car smell.
Now I know why.
Now I know why.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:11 pm to chili pup
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If foam gets heated up during a hot summer in a car that is sitting in a parking space, the chemicals within the foam will release a toxicant that you will breathe once you get in the car.
Out of anything, I do believe this.
So, when you get into a hot vehicle, roll the windows down and let all those chemicals dissipate. Seems common sense.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:14 pm to chili pup
My farts neutralize these carcinogens.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:16 pm to ruzil
quote:you seem very smart except for one small detail
So, when you get into a hot vehicle, roll the windows down and let all those chemicals dissipate. Seems common sense.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:16 pm to chili pup
If we can’t say Master Bedroom we shouldn’t be able to say retardants.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:30 pm to chili pup
That's not surprising. For the longest of time, firefighter jackets and pants have been linked to cancer as well. Apparently the chemicals used to manufacture fire retardant material is carcinogenic.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:15 am to chili pup
Flame R-words, you scum. Show some respect.
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