Brominated and organophosphate flame retardants in selected consumer products on the Japanese market in 2008

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1250-1259

  Kajiwara, Natsuko ^a   Noma, Yukio ^a   Takigami, Hidetaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative; Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Organophosphate; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Triphenylphosphate

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHATE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BROMINE; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ETHANE; ETHERS; FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BROMINE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMOPHENOL; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL TRIS(2 BUTOXYETHYL)PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE; TRIMETHYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPROPYLPHOSPHATE; TRIS(1 CHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(1,3 DICHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(2 BUTOXYETHYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BROMINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ETHANE; ETHER; MARKET SYSTEM; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHENOL; WEIGHT; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EQUIPMENT; JAPANESE; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BROMINE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; JAPAN; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PLASTICS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYMERS; SONICATION; TOLUENE; X-RAYS;

JAPAN;

EID: 80052031016     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.043     Document Type: Article

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