What fate for brominated fire retardants?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2000, Pages

  Renner, Rebecca ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TOXICITY;

CHEMOPHOBES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FIRE PROTECTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034194529     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es003269r     Document Type: Review

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