2089 - Chlorinated Tris

From the excitement of Powerball to cancerous couches.

From Breathing Queasy: My Carcinogenic Couch ~~ Chlorinated Tris is added to all these couches under the guise of protecting my family from fires and to meet the requirements of California Technical Bulletin 117, the furniture flammability standard that drives the use of flame retardant chemicals nationwide. But it doesn't make us safer. Indeed, when flame retardant chemicals do burn in a fire, they can create more soot and smoke, making fires even more dangerous.

Chlorinated Tris doesn't stay in the couch, either. Research shows that the chemical migrates out of furniture and into house dust, where it's inhaled and ingested.  

And then there was a link to more information on Chlorinated Tris. Chlorinated Tris in an additive flame retardant, meaning that is chemically bound to products and can escape over time. TDCPP is used in both soft and rigid polyurethane foam, as well as in plastics, resins, and some fabric backings. In a study conducted in 2011, chlorinated Tris was the most common flame retardant found in baby products with foam. Products intended for children with chlorinated Tris included car seats, baby changing pads, and baby carriers.  

The last article had more information than the knower of everything, Wikipedia. NO WAY you say? It's true!  

This is a little more than the average reading assignment but, being an informed consumer is being a smart consumer.  

I should copyright that last phrase shouldn't I? Unless I heard it someplace else......