Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate ("tris") is a chemical once widely used as a flame retardant in plastics and textiles.

Safety and regulation

Tris is mutagenic[2] and listed as an IARC Group 2A carcinogen.[3] It is one of the chemicals covered by the Rotterdam Convention. In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the sale of children's garments containing tris in 1977.[4] This regulatory change came about as a result of the research of Bruce Ames and Arlene Blum.[5]


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  2. ^ Prival, M.; McCoy, E.; Gutter, B; Rosendranz, H. (1977). "Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate: Mutagenicity of a widely used flame retardant". Science. 195 (4273): 76–78. Bibcode:1977Sci...195...76P. doi:10.1126/science.318761. PMID 318761.
  3. ^ Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs
  4. ^ CPSC Bans TRIS-Treated Children's Garments Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, Consumer Product Safety Commission
  5. ^ Blum, Arlene; Ames, Bruce N. (1977-01-07). "Flame-Retardant Additives as Possible Cancer Hazards: The main flame retardant in children's pajamas is a mutagen and should not be used". Science. 195 (4273): 17–23. doi:10.1126/science.831254. ISSN 0036-8075.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)_phosphate
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