Industry-sponsored research on the potential health and environmental effects of selected brominated flame retardants

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 793-799

  Hardy, Marcia L ^a   Biesemeier, J ^b   Manor, O ^c   Gentit, W ^d  

^a Albemarle Corporation   (United States)

^b LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^c Dead Sea Bromine Group   (Israel)

^d AKZO Nobel   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Fire; Health and environmental effects

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAME RETARDANTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUEL LOADS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; FUEL; ORGANOBROMINE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242270879     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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