Guidance

Brominated flame retardants: incident management and toxicology

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

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

  2. First published.