{"id":1505,"date":"2024-02-18T15:06:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T09:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:36:00","slug":"q-brominated-flame-retardants-are-used-in-many-household-products-like-mattresses-and-upholstery-why-is-there-some-concern-about-their-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-brominated-flame-retardants-are-used-in-many-household-products-like-mattresses-and-upholstery-why-is-there-some-concern-about-their-use","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Brominated flame retardants are used in many household products like mattresses and upholstery. Why is there some concern about their use?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are highly resistant to degradation in the environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are able to accumulate in humans and animals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(c) Both 1 and 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"brominated-flame-retardants-bfrs\"><strong>Brominated flame retardants (BFRs)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brominated flame retardants (BFRs)&nbsp;<\/strong>belong to a&nbsp;<strong>large class of compounds known as organohalogens<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BFRs have an<strong>&nbsp;inhibitory effect on combustion chemistry<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>tend to reduce the flammability of products containing them.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are effective in&nbsp;<strong>plastics and textile applications<\/strong>&nbsp;like electronics, clothes, and furniture. They are also used in many household products like mattresses and upholstery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some brominated flame retardants, such as hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD),&nbsp;<strong>persist and bioaccumulate<\/strong>&nbsp;in the environment, potentially having toxic effects on organisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They can accumulate in humans and animals causing many diseases.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is also concern that levels could cause adverse effects in sensitive human populations such as young children, indigenous peoples, and fish consumers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They are highly resistant to degradation in the environment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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