Prof. Dave Volz Publishes Article Advocating Restriction of Flame Retardants in Furniture

Dave Volz, professor in the Environmental Sciences Department and ETOX faculty member, recently published an opinion piece in the journal Environmental Sciences & Technology advocating that California permanently ban the use of flame retardants in furniture.  He describes the history and problems associated with flame retardant use in California, and foresees that there will be a resurgence in the use of flame retardants if California does not update its furniture flammability standard to ban their usage.  More information about his proposal and the use of flame retardants can be found in a recent UC Riverside News article.  Our congratulations to Dave for this recognition of his work, and for addressing this important issue. [The photo above is from the UC Riverside News article.]