Development of the first certified reference materials for several brominated flame retardants in polymers

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3792-3800

  Linsinger, Thomas P J ^a   Birgersson Liebich, Almuth ^a   Lamberty, Andrée ^a   Pellizzato, Francesca ^a   Venelinov, Tony ^a   Voorspoels, Stefan ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; DIPHENYL ETHER; INTERCOMPARISON; INTERNAL STANDARDS; ISOTOPICALLY LABELED; MASS FRACTION; POLYMER MATERIALS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL MIXTURES;

BROMINE; DEGRADATION; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAMMABILITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BIPHENYL; BROMINE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 66149144770     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac900139r     Document Type: Article

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