Brominated flame retardants: Their potential impacts and routes into the environment

Circuit World

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 32-35

  Goosey, Emma ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronics industry; Flame retardants; Transportation

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSETS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD WEB; NON-HALOGENATED ALTERNATIVES;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 33747841915     PISSN: 03056120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03056120610683603     Document Type: Review

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