Tris(2,3-Dibromopropyl) Phosphate: Mutagenicity of a Widely Used Flame Retardant
- 7 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 195 (4273), 76-78
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.318761
Abstract
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate, a widely used flame-retardant additive for textiles, is mutagenic to histidine-requiring strains of Salmonella typhimurium. Extracts of fabrics treated with this compound are also capable of inducing mutations in these bacterial strains.Keywords
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