Document ID (ISN) | 104141 |
CIS number |
05-392 |
Year |
1995 |
Convention or series no. |
KEMI Report No.10/95
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Title |
The flame retardants project - A collection of reports on some flame retardants and an updated ecotoxicological summary for tetrabromobisphenol A |
Bibliographic information |
Kemikalieinspektionen (KEMI), Box 1384, 171 27 Solna, Sweden, 1995. 83p. Ref.bibl. |
Abstract |
This document contains a collection of reports on the toxicity and ecotoxicity of selected brominated flame retardants and an updated ecotoxicological summary for tetrabromobisphenol A. The properties and toxic effects of the following flame retardants are reviewed: decabromodiphenyl oxide; pentabromoethylbenzene, pentabromomethylbenzene, tetrabromobisphenol A, ammonium bromide, N,N'-ethylenebis(tetrabromophthalimide), hexabromocyclododecane, tetrabromophthalic anhydride. There are no data available on the effects of these flame retardants on humans. |
Descriptors (primary) |
toxic effects; brominated organic compounds; ecotoxicology; flame retardants; tetrabromobisphenol A |
Descriptors (secondary) |
report; decabromodiphenyl ether; hexabromocyclododecane; health hazards; ammonium bromide; animal experiments |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | Sweden |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Pollution control Fires
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