From e-waste to living space: Flame retardants contaminating household items add to concern about plastic recycling Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) are commonly used in electric and electronic products in high concentr…

Thread on #blackplastic. Thread on that #blackpastic paper I posted about last week contains a significant arithmetic error by the authors. Caught by Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society.1/n Here is the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...