Thermally-induced transformation of hexabromocyclo dodecanes and isobutoxypenta bromocyclododecanes in flame-proofed polystyrene materials

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 701-708

  Heeb, Norbert V ^a   Graf, Heidi ^a,c   Bernd Schweizer, W ^b   Lienemann, P ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; HBCDs; IBPBCDs; Persistent organic pollutants; Plastic debris; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DEBRIS; DEGRADATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYSTYRENES; RATE CONSTANTS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; HBCDS; IBPBCDS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PLASTIC DEBRIS; TRANSFORMATION;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

ALPHA HEXABROMOCYCLO DODECANE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA ISOBUTOXYPENTA BROMOCYCLODODECANE DERIVATIVE; BETA ISOBUTOXYPENTA BROMOCYCLODODECANE DERIVATIVE; DODECANE; EPSILON ISOBUTOXYPENTA BROMOCYCLODODECANE DERIVATIVE; HEXABROMOCYCLO DODECANE DERIVATIVE; ISOBUTOXYPENTA BROMOCYCLODODECANE DERIVATIVE; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XI ISOBUTOXYPENTA BROMOCYCLODODECANE DERIVATIVE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; INSULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PACKAGING WASTE; PBDE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRANSFORMATION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; LIPOPHILICITY; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 77954759538     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.05.034     Document Type: Article

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