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ENFIRO workshop 15 March 2011, Amsterdam
From Hazard to Product Evaluation
How can we make chemical substitution work?
A case study of flame retardant substitution
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The main objective of the workshop was to bring together people that are working in the field of substitution of chemicals for better, safer alternatives, in particular for flame retardants. Due to their persistent nature and their toxicity some brominated flame retardants (BFRs), applied in a wide range of commercial products, need to be substituted by non-toxic substitutes. About 60 participants disccussed the substitution process chain starting with the prioritization and selection of viable alternative flame retardants, to hazard characterization, fire and product performance and finally to impact assessment. The workshop also presented and discussed findings obtained by the EC funded project ENFIRO.
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Workshop program
pdf file
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