DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · Awarded contract

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Sampling and Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Institutional Mattresses

Awarded 25 Oct 2023

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Awarded25 Oct 2023

Value£77,141.05

SupplierWater Research Centre Limited

AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryResearch & Development

Ended 2y 9mo ago4mo term

Awarded 25 Oct 2023Expired 16 Feb 2024

About

The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs awarded a contract to Water Research Centre Limited for a study on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in institutional mattresses.

The project involved sampling and analysing foams and textiles from mattresses used in hospitals, care homes, mental health institutions, prisons, and police stations to determine the presence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and chlorinated paraffins, including short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), medium chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA).

The objectives were to provide evidence on whether these materials contain POPs and to estimate the proportion of foams and textiles with BFRs and their levels using X-ray fluorescence.

The contract value was AUD 77,141.05.

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