"Flame Retardants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Materials applied to fabrics, bedding, furniture, plastics, etc. to retard their burning; many may leach out and cause allergies or other harm.
| Descriptor ID |
D005411
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.361
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| Concept/Terms |
Flame Retardants- Flame Retardants
- Retardants, Flame
- Fire Retardants
- Retardants, Fire
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flame Retardants" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 face masks: A new source of human and environmental exposure to organophosphate esters. Environ Int. 2021 09; 154:106654.
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Transformation/degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A and its derivatives: A review of the metabolism and metabolites. Environ Pollut. 2018 Dec; 243(Pt B):1141-1153.
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Identification of Unknown Brominated Bisphenol S Congeners in Contaminated Soils as the Transformation Products of Tetrabromobisphenol S Derivatives. Environ Sci Technol. 2018 09 18; 52(18):10480-10489.
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Tetrabromobisphenol A alters soil microbial community via selective antibacterial activity. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2018 Nov 30; 164:597-603.
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The Role of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Thyroid Carcinogenesis: Is It a Weak Hypothesis or a Hidden Reality? From Facts to New Perspectives. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 08 24; 15(9).
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Sensitive immunoassay for simultaneous determination of tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether and tetrabromobisphenol A mono(hydroxyethyl) ether: An effective and reliable strategy to estimate the typical tetrabromobisphenol A derivative and byproduct in aquatic environments. Environ Pollut. 2017 Oct; 229:431-438.
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Identification of Emerging Brominated Chemicals as the Transformation Products of Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) Derivatives in Soil. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 May 16; 51(10):5434-5444.
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Occurrence of halogenated flame retardants in commercial seafood species available in European markets. Food Chem Toxicol. 2017 Jun; 104:35-47.