Guidance

Brominated flame retardants: incident management and toxicology

Guidance on using the brominated flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE) for responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 7 August 2018 — See all updates

Documents

Brominated flame retardants (decabromodiphenyl ether): general information

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Brominated flame retardants (decabromodiphenyl ether): incident management

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Brominated flame retardants (decabromodiphenyl ether): toxicological overview

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Details

This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a large group of 209 brominated flame retardant compounds with similar chemical structures.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 7 August 2018 + show all updates

1. 7 August 2018

   Replaced 'Brominated flame retardants: incident management' with updated version. Removed 'Brominated flame retardants (decabromodiphenyl ether): properties, incident management and toxicology'.

2. 1 July 2014

   First published.