Mar 5, 2012

Susan Klosterhaus, with her collaborators including Saskia van Bergen (formerly of EBMUD) and Duke professors Heather Stapleton and Lee Ferguson (on the RMP Emerging Contaminant Workgroup), was awarded ES&T best paper of the year for 2011. Their study identified flame retardants such as tris(1,3-dichloroisopropyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and the Firemaster550 commercial mixture in 80% of the baby products investigated.

Identification of Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam Collected from Baby Products

Fire Retardants Abound in Baby Products: ES&T’s Top Science Paper 2011

Source: 
Environmental Science and Technology
Programs and Focus Areas: 
Clean Water Program