The incidence of thyroid cancer is on the rise, and this disease is projected to become the
fourth leading type of cancer across the globe. From 1990 to 2013, the global age …

It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid exposure to man-made endocrine disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) and environmental toxicants. This escalating yet constant exposure is …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in large quantities as flame-retardant
additives in a number of commercial products. Biomonitoring data show that, in recent years …

Since the 1970s, an increasing number of regulations have expanded the use of brominated
and chlorinated flame retardants. Many of these chemicals are now recognized as global …

Background Organophosphate (OP) compounds, such as tris (1, 3-dichloro-2-propyl)
phosphate (TDCPP) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP), are commonly used as additive flame …

Restrictions on the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have resulted in the
increased use of alternate flame retardant chemicals to meet flammability standards …

Background Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used flame retardant
compounds that are persistent and bioaccumulative and therefore have become ubiquitous …

The time-dependent stock of PBDEs contained in in-use products (excluding building
materials and large vehicles) was estimated for the US and Canada from 1970 to 2020 …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) constitute an important group of brominated flame
retardants that have been massively produced and extensively used in numerous everyday …

Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) are used as replacements for the commercial
PentaBDE mixture that was phased out in 2004. OPFRs are ubiquitous in the environment …