Brominated flame retardants: incident management and toxicology
Guidance on using the brominated flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE) for responding to chemical incidents.
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Polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a large group of 209 brominated flame retardant compounds with similar chemical structures.
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Published 1 July 2014Last updated 4 December 2024 + show all updates
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The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information and Toxicological Overview pages have undergone a HTML format update – the content within these pages has remained unchanged.
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Replaced 'Brominated flame retardants: incident management' with updated version. Removed 'Brominated flame retardants (decabromodiphenyl ether): properties, incident management and toxicology'.
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