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Brominated Flame Retardants

Appendix 2

Abbreviations used in the Document

Flame retardants:

5BT Pentabromotoluene
BDE Bromodiphenyl ether (e.g. decaBDE)
BFRs Brominated flame retardants
DeBB Commercial decabromobiphenyl
DeBDE Commercial decabromodiphenyl ether
EBTBP Ethylene bis(tetrabromophthalimide)
FR Flame retardant
HBCD Hexabromocyclododecane
OcBDE Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether
PBBs Polybrominated biphenyls
PBDEs Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PDBS Polydibromostyrene
PeBDE Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether
TBBPA Tetrabromobisphenol A
TBPA Tetrabromophthalicacid anhydride
TRIS Tris(2,3-dibromo propyl) phosphate

Polymers:

ABS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
EPS Expanded polystyrene
HIPS High impact polystyrene
HDPE High density polyethylene
PA Polyamide
PC Polycarbonate
PBT Polybutulene terephthalate
PE Polyethylene
PET Polyethylene terephthalate
PK Polyketone
PP Polypropylene
PPE Polyphenylene ether
PPS Polyphenylene sulfide
PS Polystyrene
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PUR Polyurethane
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
XPS Ekstruded polystyrene foam
UPE Unsaturated polyesters

Others:

EEE Electric and electronic equipment
LOI Limiting oxygen index
MeTA Dimethylated derivative of TBBPA
PBDDs Polybrominated dibenzo dioxins
PBDFs Polybrominated dibenzo furans
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls
PCDDs Polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins
PCDFs Polychlorinated dibenzo furans
PXDDs Mixed polyhalogenated dibenzo dioxins
PXDFs Mixed polyhalogenated dibenzo furans
UL94 United Laboratories 1994 (standard)

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