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Brominated Flame Retardants

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Domínguez, A.A., Law, R.J., Herzke, D., de Boer, J. (2010). Bioaccumulation of Brominated Flame Retardants. In: Eljarrat, E., Barceló, D. (eds) Brominated Flame Retardants. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry(), vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2010_95

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