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The global market for Bromine is projected to reach US$5.3 billion by 2025 sustained largely by emerging new applications and to a lesser extent by the continued yet highly debated use of halogenated flame retardants wherein bromine is the widely used chemical, followed by Chlorine. Over the decades, Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) along with chlorinated flame retardants have become the most widely used flame retardants used almost ubiquitously in plastics, furniture, textiles and electrical/electronic equipment. Benefits of BFRs which have led to their rapid proliferation include unrivalled levels of effectiveness in retarding fire and delaying its spread; lower costs; and ability to provide high flame protection in lower quantities. Types of BFRs widely used include polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDES) which are used in plastics; hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDS) which are used in building thermal insulations; tetrabromobisphenol a (TBBPA) which are used in PCBS, electronics and thermoplastics; and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBS) used in textiles and consumer appliances. Stringent fire safety regulations and standards in homes, hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, offices, factories etc. have over the years led to the popularity of BFRs. Of late however, several research studies have classified several of the 80 types of brominated flame retardants as global contaminants and environmentally hazardous. These chemicals are also closely linked to endocrine and thyroid disruption, immunotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, cancer and adverse effects on fetal and child development and neurologic function. These include PentaBDE, octaBDE, PBB, PBDE, dekaBDE, HBCDD, and TBBP A. Other brominated flame retardants are also under the radar as a suspected health and environmental hazard, although there exists very limited and hugely dissimilar data on the safety of these compounds in wildlife, food or humans. Lack of limited data and inconclusive scientific opinions make risk characterization and assessment difficult and not foolproof. Performing a hazard characterization is difficult for chemicals that have insufficient information. Read More…

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Six of the worst toxins Apple says it has phased out of its products

#Updates As part of its annual environmental responsibility report (pdf), Apple listed a half-dozen of “the worst toxins” identified in its products and outlined the steps… http://qz.com/663763/six-of-the-worst-toxins-apple-says-it-has-phased-out-of-its-products/ QZ.com

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Rumblings about a new BFR mechanic

One of our sources in San Diego has revealed to us an entirely new mechanic for obtaining BFRs (BattleFrame Robotics, for those of you not in the know). It seems that Planetside 2 is going to forgo the complicated certification procedure. Rather, all BFRs will be owned by the fictional BFRCorp (pronounced BifferCorp), who will rent BFRs to player characters for "BifferBucks."

It gets more complicated than that. BFRs can only be rented at a BFRCorp Franchise, which can be established by a player at any empire-controlled base (establishing a franchise requires a small upfront investment of BifferBucks). There can be multiple (up to five) BFRCorp franchises at any given base. The cost to rent a BFR is inversely proportional to the number of BFRCorp franchises your empire has running on the continent. The player who establishes the BFRCorp franchise (the franchisee) gets 1% of the gross profits of the franchise in BifferBucks. If your empire loses control of the base where your BFRCorp franchise has been established, the franchise goes away.

It gets worse. If an empire controls 75% of the structures on a given continent, another empire's troops cannot establish a BFRCorp franchise without first applying for a Zoning Variance (which costs BifferBucks). Zoning Variance applications are processed by the Auraxian Council (apparently a weighted random number generator) at a rate of about one every 10 minutes. An Expeditement can also be purchased for additional BifferBucks, which bumps your Zoning Variance to next in line.

Empires can gain favor with the Auraxian Council using a Political Action Committee in their favor. Empire members can make their Political Action Committee more powerful by donating BifferBucks. The PAC then sends lobbyists to the Auraxian Council, making them more likely to grant zoning variances in that empire's favor.

Players can buy BifferBucks at a rate of about 10 per dollar.