Rapid identification of brominated flame retardants by using direct exposure probe mass spectrometry

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Jung, Jaehak ^a,c   Bae, Seunyun ^a   Lee, Limsoo ^a   Keun Shin, Jong ^a   Choi, Junghoon ^b   Lee, Sanghak ^c  

^a LG Display Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BFRs; DEP MS; PBDEs; PoHS; RoHS

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049154870     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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