Presence and photo-chemical breakdown of BFRs in vehicle

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gearhart, Jeff ^a   Posselt, Hans ^a  

^a Ecology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BROMINE; DEGRADATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; VEHICLE COMPONENTS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

VEHICLES;

EID: 85072362035     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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