The discovery of high levels of heavy metals in a popular fire retardant has added to long-running concerns from ...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere—upholstery, carpets, ...

Anyone with questions about the testing may call LPC at 303-651-8386 for more information. On Wednesday, Longmont Power and ...

He added that they may be able to use unique isotopic signatures in both fire retardant they test and the heavy metals they measure out in the field, which could help them quantify just how much ...

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Officials with the Boise Fire Department are asking local residents for help testing a free new app that fire officials hope ...

After several tests were performed on each product to test for fire retardants, data analyses were run. A mixture of BFRs and OPFRs was found in 65% of the 203 products, and BFRs alone were found ...

According to a release, during the testing, officials said that people near the Longmont Service Center at 1100 South Sherman ...

Longmont Power and Communications (LPC) will test a new fire retardant on Wednesday to safeguard power poles from wildfire ...