| Document ID (ISN) | 74731 |
| CIS number |
00-351 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-157218-3 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 218
|
| Author(s) |
van Esch G.J.
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) |
| Title |
Flame retardants: Tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate, tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate and tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium salts |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 2000. xix, 130p. Illus. 193 ref. Price: CHF 30.00 (CHF 21.00 in developing countries). |
| Abstract |
Tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBEP) is used in floor polishes and as a plasticizer in rubber and plastics; it can cause slight skin irritation. Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP) is used as flame retardant, plasticizer or solvent; no skin irritation was reported in a study on volunteers. Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salts are used as flame retardants for cotton, cellulose and cellulose-blend fabrics; treated fabrics do not cause skin irritation in humans. Summaries in French and in Spanish. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
IPCS; phosphonium compounds; flame retardants; toxicology; tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; literature survey; ILO; UNEP; criteria document; tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride; tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate; animal experiments; WHO |
| Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands; WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Esters and salts
Fires
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