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Brominated chemicals
Other Names:
Toxic brominated compounds
Nature:
Bromine is a highly-reactive chemical element, a halogen in the same class as chlorine and iodine.
Broader Problems:
Toxic industrial chemicals
Narrower Problems:
Brominated flame retardants
Overdependence on methyl bromide
Aggravates:
Insecticides as pollutants
Strategies:
Reducing amount of electronic scrap
Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences
→
Chemicals
Fundamental Sciences
→
Inorganic chemical compounds
Societal Problems
→
Poison
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
18.11.2013 – 15:44 CET