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Technical Fact Sheet - Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs)

PBDEs and PBBs: physical and chemical properties, potential environmental and health impacts, existing federal and state guidelines, detection and treatment methods, additional information.

  • Technical Fact Sheet – Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs) (pdf) (131.69 KB, November 2017, EPA 505-F-17-015)
    FFRRO emerging contaminant, FFRRO technical fact sheet, EPA 505-F-17-015, Emerging Contaminants, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, PBDEs, polybrominated biphenyls, PBBs
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