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Editorial
. 2023;21(1):9-14.
doi: 10.1007/s10311-022-01392-2. Epub 2022 Jan 23.

Brominated flame retardants, a cornelian dilemma

Chloé Morel  1 , Henri Schroeder  1   2 , Claude Emond  1   3   4 , Jonathan D Turner  5 , Eric Lichtfouse  6 , Nathalie Grova  1   2   5
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Editorial

Brominated flame retardants, a cornelian dilemma

Chloé Morel et al. Environ Chem Lett. 2023.
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Conflict of interestsAll the authors declare that they have no known conflict of interest.

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Brominated flame-retardants are synthetic chemicals incorporated in a wide variety of products such as plastics, textile and electric equipment, to make them less flammable. Once thought to be safe, there is now growing concern on their toxic effects because they occur widely in natural media
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