Methods of Responsibly Managing End-of-Life Foams and Plastics Containing Flame Retardants: Part II

Donald Lucas¹, Sara M Petty², Olya Keen³, Bob Luedeka⁴, Martin Schlummer⁵, Roland Weber⁶, Ramin Yazdani⁷, Brian Riise⁸, James Rhodes⁹, Dave Nightingale¹⁰, Miriam L Diamond¹¹, John Vijgen¹², Avery Lindeman², Arlene Blum², Catherine P Koshland¹³

Affiliations

¹ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.
² Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, California.
³ University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Charlotte, North Carolina.
⁴ Polyurethane Foam Association, Inc., Loudon, Tennessee.
⁵ Fraunhofer-Institut fur Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung, Freising, Germany.
⁶ POPs Environmental Consulting, Göppingen, Germany.
⁷ Yolo County Public Works Department, Planning, Public Works, Environ Services, Woodland, California.
⁸ MBA Polymers, Inc., San Ramon, California.
⁹ UPSTREAM, Warwick, Rhode Island.
¹⁰ Special Waste Associates, Olympia, Washington.
¹¹ Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
¹² International HCH & Pesticides Association, Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark.
¹³ School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

PMID: 29892191
PMCID: PMC5994147
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2017.0380

Review

Methods of Responsibly Managing End-of-Life Foams and Plastics Containing Flame Retardants: Part II

Donald Lucas et al. Environ Eng Sci. 2018.

. 2018 Jun 1;35(6):588-602.

doi: 10.1089/ees.2017.0380.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California.
² Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, California.
³ University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Charlotte, North Carolina.
⁴ Polyurethane Foam Association, Inc., Loudon, Tennessee.
⁵ Fraunhofer-Institut fur Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung, Freising, Germany.
⁶ POPs Environmental Consulting, Göppingen, Germany.
⁷ Yolo County Public Works Department, Planning, Public Works, Environ Services, Woodland, California.
⁸ MBA Polymers, Inc., San Ramon, California.
⁹ UPSTREAM, Warwick, Rhode Island.
¹⁰ Special Waste Associates, Olympia, Washington.
¹¹ Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
¹² International HCH & Pesticides Association, Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark.
¹³ School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

PMID: 29892191
PMCID: PMC5994147
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2017.0380

Abstract

This is Part II of a review covering the wide range of issues associated with all aspects of the use and responsible disposal of foam and plastic wastes containing toxic or potentially toxic flame retardants. We identify basic and applied research needs in the areas of responsible collection, pretreatment, processing, and management of these wastes. In Part II, we explore alternative technologies for the management of halogenated flame retardant (HFR) containing wastes, including chemical, mechanical, and thermal processes for recycling, treatment, and disposal.

Keywords: flame retardants; hazardous materials; solid disposal.

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