Risk assessment of potential chronic hazards associated with the use of flame retardant chemicals in mattresses and upholstered furniture

Joint INDA-TAPPI Conference - INTC 2005: International Nonwovens Technical Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 49-62

  Babich, Michael A ^a   Bhooshan, Bharat ^a   Brundage, Patricia ^a   Cobb, David ^a   Recht, Joel R ^a   Thomas, Treye A ^a  

^a US Consumer Product Safety Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS; MATTRESSES; UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COSTS; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 33745207846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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