Brominated flame retardants: Issues surrounding their use in electrical and electronic equipment

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Dawson, Raymond B ^a   Landry, Susan D ^a  

^a Albemarle Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BROMINE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANE; FIRE PROTECTION; FLASHOVER; POLYSTYRENES; RESINS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; FIRE SAFETY; FLAMMABILITY STANDARD; HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; LIFE RECYCLABILITY; RECYCLABILITY;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 0038690172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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