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Flame Retardants

Known as: flame retardant, Retardants, Fire, Retardants, Flame 
Materials applied to fabrics, bedding, furniture, plastics, etc. to retard their burning; many may leach out and cause allergies or other harm.
National Institutes of Health

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Fireproofing Agents
aspects of radiation effectschemical synthesisstandards characteristics

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bromochlorodifluoromethanetris(chloroethyl)phosphate

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nickel Hydroxide Nanostructures and Flame Retardant Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Cellulose Acetate Nanocomposites
Nickel hydroxide nanostructures were synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction. The effect of different precursors and surfactants… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Melamine-contaminated milk products induced urinary tract calculi in children
BackgroundMelamine is an industrial chemical used primarily as plastics stabilizer and fire retardant. On September 11, 2008… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Effects of 20 PBDE metabolites on steroidogenesis in the H295R cell line.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
On the thermally induced isomerisation of hexabromocyclododecane stereoisomers.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish samples from rivers and estuaries in Taiwan.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Flame‐retardant unsaturated polyester resin incorporating nanoclays
This work reports the use of polymer-layered silicate nanoclays as potential flame retardants in unsaturated polyester resins… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Pharmaceuticals and other organic chemicals in selected north-central and northwestern Arkansas streams.
Recently, our attention has focused on the low level detection of many antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and other organic chemicals… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Analysis of mono- to deca-brominated diphenyl ethers in chickens at the part per billion level.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Synthesis, characterization, thermal and flame‐retardant properties of silicon‐based epoxy resins
A new silicon-containing oxirane triglycidyl phenyl silane oxide (TGPSO) and its corresponding silicon-containing epoxy resins… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication: Practical Supports for School and Home
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