Study finds most couches sold in US treated with controversial flame retardants

Study finds most couches sold in US treated with controversial flame retardants, News & Observer, Nov. 28, 2012. More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children’s pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured.