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Brominated flame retardants: sources, distribution, exposure pathways, and toxicity

Kebede K. Kefeni, Jonathan O. Okonkwo, Olubiyi I. Olukunle, Ben Botha

Environmental Reviews · 2011 · 72 citations · 135 references

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Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are a relatively new generation of chemicals used as flame retardants in many types of consumer products. The most commonly used BFRs include tetrabromobisphenol ...

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Mark J. La Guardia, Robert C. Hale, Ellen Harvey · Environmental Science & Technology · 2006 · 1.2K citations

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Potent Competitive Interactions of Some Brominated Flame Retardants and Related Compounds with Human Transthyretin in Vitro

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Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment

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Prenatal Exposure to PBDEs and Neurodevelopment

Julie B. Herbstman, Andreas Sjödin, Matthew Kurzon et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives · 2010 · 689 citations · Full text

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