Emissions of organophosphate and brominated flame retardants from selected consumer products and building materials

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 39-40, 2003, Pages 5485-5493

  Kemmlein, Sabine ^a   Hahn, Oliver ^a   Jann, Oliver ^a  

^a Fed Inst Mat Res/T   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Chamber study; Emission rates; Organophosphates; SVOC

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FOAMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYURETHANES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VAPOR PRESSURE;

BROMINATION; SINK EFFECTS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BROMINE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; TRIS(2 CHLOROISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BROMINE COMPOUND; EMISSION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 0345724975     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.09.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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