n.抑制剂；缓凝剂（retardant的复数）
flame retardants───阻燃剂
brominated flame retardants───溴系阻燃剂
As research continues, a number of experts have already begun lobbying to ban entire classes of flame retardants altogether.───随着研究的深入，一些专家已经开始游说完全禁用阻燃剂。
The two flame retardants tested – penta and octa PBDE – have been banned in the United States since 2006.───测试的两种阻燃剂材料-五溴联苯醚（penta-PBDE）和八溴二苯醚（octa-PBDE）-自2006年起已在美国被禁用。
Some scientists wonder if the new flame retardants are just as bad as the banned ones.───一些科学家想要知道，新的阻燃剂是否和被禁的旧阻燃剂一样糟糕。
Using a variety of chemical analysis techniques, the researchers found a suite of flame-retardants in 80 of the samples.───通过多种化学分析技术，科学家在80个样本中发现了一系列阻燃剂。
And when old TVs and computers end up in landfills, the toxic metals and flame retardants they contain can cause environmental problems.───当旧电视和旧电脑最终被扔到垃圾填埋场时，其中含有的有毒金属和阻燃剂可能会造成环境问题。
Organic cotton is less flammable than polyurethane foam to begin with, which allows the use of more creative flame retardants.───有机棉也不像聚亚胺酯泡沫那样的易燃，所以也没有添加那么多抗燃化学物质。
As the mother of a 2-year-old and 2-week-old, she takes great care to limit exposure to flame retardants in her own home.───小于两岁的孩子的妈妈，在家里，她会非常小心尽可能的避免与含有阻燃剂的东西接触。
Concentrates include black pigments, UV protection additives, hydrolysis resistant additives, heat stabilizers and flame retardants.───精矿包括黑色颜料，防紫外线添加剂，抗水解添加剂，热稳定剂和阻燃剂。
The effects of plant growth retardants on the growth and cold resistance of Zoysia tenuifol-la in winter were studied.
Brominated flame retardants are of great concern due to their widely use and adverse effects to environment and human.
Are flame retardants safe without halogen?
Inadvertently, he also lets flame retardants, bunker oil and heavy metals seep into the mighty ocean, and often invasive species too.
Health: Brominated flame retardants, which attach to dust and get inhaled or ingested, have been found to trigger learning problems in children and to interfere with certain hormones.
In addition, new brominated and chlorinated flame retardants are replacing the old ones, and their potential human effects are unknown.
Flame retardants save lives, so we don't burn up on our couch.
Most textile flame retardants change or interrupt the normal thermal decomposition process of the polymer.
The technologies using the halogen-free flame retardants in plastics were reviewed. The future trend for developing halogen free flame ret arda nts was pointed out.