The significance of brominated flame retardants in the environment: Current understanding, issues and challenges

Chemosphere

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 579-582

  Alaee, Mehran ^a   Wenning, Richard J ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT;

EDITORIAL; FIRE; FIRE PROTECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0036226190     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00224-7     Document Type: Article

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