Brominated flame retardants (BFRs): A review on environmental contamination in China

G Yu, Q Bu, Z Cao, X Du, J Xia, M Wu, J Huang - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) which were detected extensively in environmental and
biota samples worldwide, have raised significant concerns during past decades for their …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the environment and human external and internal exposure in China: A review

Y Jiang, L Yuan, Q Lin, S Ma, Y Yu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as brominated flame retardants.
Because of their toxicity and persistence, some PBDEs were restricted under the Stockholm …

Insights into the long-term pollution trends and sources contributions in Lake Taihu, China using multi-statistic analyses models

L Liu, Y Dong, M Kong, J Zhou, H Zhao, Z Tang… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Eutrophication pollution seriously threatens the sustainable development of Lake Taihu,
China. In order to identify the primary parameters of water quality and the potential pollution …

An ecotoxicological approach to microplastics on terrestrial and aquatic organisms: A systematic review in assessment, monitoring and biological impact

OA Vazquez, MS Rahman - Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine and land plastic debris biodegrades at micro-and nanoscales through progressive
fragmentation. Oceanographic model studies confirm the presence of up to∼ 2.41 million …

The occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) contamination in soil, water/sediment, and air

Z Wu, W Han, X Yang, Y Li, Y Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
As a kind of brominated flame retardants (BFRs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
are extensively used in different types of electronic equipment, furniture, plastics, and …

First evidence and potential sources of novel brominated flame retardants and BDE 209 in the deepest ocean

J Xie, G Zhang, Q Wu, M Luo, D Chen, Y Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic anthropogenic pollutants reach even the deepest parts of the oceans, ie, the hadal
trenches. We here presented the concentrations, influencing factors, and potential sources …

Compositional changes of sedimentary microbes in the Yangtze River Estuary and their roles in the biochemical cycle

L Liu, F Sun, H Zhao, H Mi, S He, Y Chen, Y Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the geographical circumstances, the Yangtze River Estuary (YRE) and the adjacent
East China Sea are extensively influenced by both anthropogenic activities and …

Spatial and temporal distribution of polyhalogenated carbazoles in sediments from the Yangtze River estuary and adjacent East China Sea

L Peng, L Liu, P Li, K Lin - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZs) have been increasingly detected in marine sediment,
raising concerns in recent years. In this study, sediment samples (42 surface and one core) …

Current levels, composition profiles, source identification and potentially ecological risks of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers …

G Wang, J Peng, D Yang, D Zhang, X Li - Marine pollution bulletin, 2015 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were
analyzed to assess the environmental quality in the surface sediments from Bohai Sea (BS) …

Contamination and ecological risk of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in surface sediments of mangrove wetlands: A nationwide study in China

M Chai, H Ding, X Shen, R Li - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Mangroves act as sinks for terrigenous pollutants to alleviate their influence on offshore
marine ecosystem. The nationwide study of PBDEs contamination in mangrove wetlands of …