A review on sources of brominated flame retardants and routes of human exposure with emphasis on polybrominated diphenyl ethers

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Environmental Reviews

• Publication date

  2010-07-21

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1139/A10-010
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