Flame Retardant Reference Materials and Research Chemicals

Flame retardants (FRs) save lives by delaying or preventing blazes in a huge range of everyday household items. But many are bioaccumulative and persistent in the global environment – and firmly linked to a long list of adverse health effects. They are also problematic at all stages of their lifecycle - from manufacturing to everyday use, as well as during fires, recycling, and disposal, and can enter the environment via industrial wastewater, volatilisation, leaching, and combustion.

Greater awareness of their adverse health and environmental effects has led expert scientists to call for a "balancing" of the benefits and drawbacks of flame retardants - and the FR sector is likely to experience a volatile mix of increased regulation, product innovation, and rapid market growth in years to come.

All of these factors will present laboratories involved in flame retardant testing with a myriad of new challenges – but LGC Standards is here to help, with the largest portfolio of flame retardant reference standards on the market.

Our hundreds of FR reference materials and analytical standards not only offer you everything you need to comply with global regulatory analytical requirements, but also supports research into flame retardant metabolism and environmental impacts, as well as the development of safer alternatives to halogenated FRs.