The toxicology of the three commercial polybrominated diphenyl oxide (ether) flame retardants

Chemosphere

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 757-777

  Hardy, M L ^a  

^a Albemarle Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; PBDE; PBDPO; Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Toxicity; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; SKIN; TOXICITY;

TOXICOLOGY;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DECABROMODIPHENYL OXIDE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; OCTABROMODIPHENYL OXIDE; PENTABROMODIPHENYL OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

POLLUTION EFFECT; RODENT;

ALGA; AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CARCINOGENICITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FISH; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PROGENY; RABBIT; RAT; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TOXICITY TESTING;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 0036217881     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00240-5     Document Type: Article

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