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NGOs seek phase-out of all Br, Cl compounds from electronics

Global standards including blanket bans would help suppliers, cut product testing costs,

To maintain the momentum towards re-engineering electronics products to make them bromine- and chlorine-free, international standards for materials such as plastics must swap negative lists of various chlorinated and brominated compounds, which are often difficult to detect, for a much more verifiable blanket ban on all chlorinated and brominated compounds, say Swedish NGO ChemSec and US group Clean Production Action. Such compounds are widely...