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Environmental health criteria ; 221
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First draft prepared by B. Simon-Hettich ... [et al.]Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Porgramme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization, and produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
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Brominated diphenyl ethers / published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization
(1994)Evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by exposure to ten brominated diphenyl ethers. Of these, three (decabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether, and pentabromodiphenyl ether) are widely manufactured and used as additive flame retardants. The remaining seven compounds occur as contaminants or impurities in commercial brominated flame retardants. Because of their success in reducing fire hazards for the general public, brominated biphenyl ethers are used in increasing quantities in a wide range of products. Concern ...
