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Rational risk/benefit decisions in the use of flame retardants: an analytical approach

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Difficult trade-offs must be made in setting regulatory policy on the use of flame retardant chemicals. A rational policy is one that seeks a moderate middle ground, trading off toxic hazards against fire hazards to yield the minimum aggregated losses and costs to society.

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  1. SRI International, USA

    Fred L. Offensend & Stanley B. Martin

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Note: This paper was presented at the semiannual meeting of the Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, November 1, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Offensend, F.L., Martin, S.B. Rational risk/benefit decisions in the use of flame retardants: an analytical approach. Fire Technol 18, 5–17 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02993485

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