Potential role of fire retardant-treated polyurethane foam as a source of brominated diphenyl ethers to the US environment

Chemosphere

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 729-735

  Hale, Robert C ^a   La Guardia, Mark J ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a   Matt Mainor, T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Frog; Insect; Sediment; Sewage sludge; Soil

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLAME RETARDANTS; LIPIDS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONGENERS;

ETHERS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOAM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; INSECT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; GRYLLIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0036222833     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00237-5     Document Type: Article

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