CHLORINATED PARAFFIN
May 1st, 2001
Keith Nuthall
THE EU Council of Ministers, (Internal Market), has backed plans to review within three years whether the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffin, (SCCP), as a flame retardant in textiles, should also be restricted or banned, because of concerns about its potential pollution of water sources. The proposal followed a study by the EU Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment.
THE EU Council of Ministers, (Internal Market), has backed plans to review within three years whether the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffin, (SCCP), as a flame retardant in textiles, should also be restricted or banned, because of concerns about its potential pollution of water sources. The proposal followed a study by the EU Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment.
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