Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around Los Angeles as firefighters attempt to limit the devastation from multiple wildfires. Images of vivid red ...

A paper published by researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) focuses on a method to remove brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from plastic before it is recycled. BFRs are ...

Current studies developing flame retardant coatings deposited via polyelectrolyte complexation require two or more steps, increasing the time and cost to coat a material effectively. In contrast ...

“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without demonstrated fire-safety benefits for products such as children’s ...

Current studies developing flame retardant coatings deposited via polyelectrolyte complexation require two or more steps, increasing the time and cost to coat a material effectively. In contrast ...

Made by the company Perimeter Solutions, Phos-Chek is dropped on still standing plants and structures to make them flame ... fire retardant was dropped on the neighborhood. AFP via Getty Images ...

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 ...

Strong winds can make it too dangerous to fly at the low altitudes needed for drops and can dissipate the retardant before ... and safety standards." Using flame retardants to protect the power ...

Houses, cars, businesses and hillsides have been blanketed with hot pink fire retardant, dropped over the city by water-bombing aircraft. Loading... Thousands of litres of the substance have been ...