Advances in the study of current-use non-PBDE brominated flame retardants and dechlorane plus in the environment and humans

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 961-973

  Luo, JunXiao ^a   Chen, SheJun ^a   Mai, BiXian ^a   Fu, JiaMo ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

BTBPE; DBDPE; DP; HBCD; TBBPA

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DATA GAP; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUMES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAMMABILITY;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 77953331363     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-010-0174-0     Document Type: Review

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