Flame Retardant Applications in Camping Tents and Potential Exposure

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-155

  Keller, Alexander S ^a   Raju, Nikhilesh P ^a   Webster, Thomas F ^b   Stapleton, Heather M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84969256732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ez400185y     Document Type: Article

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