Brominated flame retardants in the environment: Their sources and effects (a review)

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 587-599

  Mikula, Přemysl ^a   Svobodova Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BFRs; Environmental endocrine disruptors; Metabolism; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Tetrabromobisphenol A; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 41849121957     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200675040587     Document Type: Review

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