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RECORD NUMBER: 17 OF 147| Main Title | Brominated flame retardants : rising levels of concern / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Janssen, Sarah. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Health Care Without Harm, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2005 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 60858361 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers--Environmental aspects ; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers--Toxicology | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 33 p.: ill. ; 28 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Cover title. "June 2005" Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Contents Notes | Overview of Brominated flame retardants -- Example of BFRs already banned -- Widespread use of BFRs -- Market Demand -- BFRs in products -- BFRs in health care products -- Environmental fate and transport -- Breakdown in the Environment -- PBDEs -- -- HBCD -- Formation of dioxin-like compounds -- Exposures -- Wildlife Studies -- PBDEs -- TBBPA -- HBCD -- PBBs -- Human exposures -- Routes of exposure -- Diet -- Dust and indoor air -- Occupational exposures -- Biomonitoring PBDEs in humans -- Fetal exposure -- Toxicity -- Neurodevelopment -- Endocrine disruption: thyroid function -- carcinogenicity -- Other endocrine disrupting concerns -- Reproduction -- Immune suppression -- Teratogenicity -- Dioxin-like effects -- Alternatives to halogenated flame retardants -- Phase-out of halogenated flame retardants -- Regulations inadequate. |