An overview of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the marine environment

HJ Lee, GB Kim - Ocean Science Journal, 2015 - Springer
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are used extensively as brominated flame
retardants, are found ubiquitously in marine environments worldwide. In this paper, we …

Levels and temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from Svalbard in relation to dietary habits and food availability

MS Andersen, E Fuglei, M König, I Lipasti… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from
Svalbard, Norway, were investigated in relation to feeding habits and seasonal food …

Tracking the sources of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds: Foraging in waste management facilities results in higher DecaBDE exposure in males

ML Gentes, MJ Mazerolle, JF Giroux… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Differences in feeding ecology are now recognized as major determinants of inter-individual
variations in contaminant profiles of free-ranging animals, but exceedingly little attention has …

The distribution and biomagnification of higher brominated BDEs in terrestrial organisms affected by a typical e-waste burning site in South China

Z Nie, S Tian, Y Tian, Z Tang, Y Tao, Q Die, Y Fang… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Soil, vegetation, and several terrestrial species including turtledove, chicken, goose,
grasshopper, dragonfly, butterfly and ant, were collected from an area surrounding a typical …

Analytical methods for the measurement of legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants in complex sample matrices

Y Guo, K Kannan - Comprehensive analytical chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite continuous evolution of methods for the analysis of persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) in complex matrices for over four decades, accurate and precise determination of …

Temporal trends in classical and alternative flame retardants in bird eggs from Doñana Natural Space and surrounding areas (south-western Spain) between 1999 …

E Barón, C Bosch, M Máñez, A Andreu, F Sergio… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Several halogenated flame retardants were detected in black kite, white stork and greater
flamingo unborn eggs from Doñana Natural Space (Spain) collected in 1999, 2003, 2011 …

Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated flame retardants

L Weijs, AC Dirtu, G Malarvannan, A Covaci - Comprehensive analytical …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we present evidence that the environmental behavior of brominated flame
retardants (BFRs) is similar to the behavior of persistent organic pollutants: BFRs are …

Comparison of GC–NCI MS, GC–ICP-MS, and GC–EI MS–MS for the determination of PBDEs in water samples according to the Water Framework Directive

A Gonzalez-Gago, D Pröfrock, A Prange - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) includes some polybrominated diphenyl
ethers (PBDEs) in the list of priority substances that must be measured in surface waters at …

鸟类对卤系阻燃剂的累积及生物放大研究进展

莫凌, 邢巧, 林彰文, 吴江平, 罗孝俊, 麦碧娴 - 生态环境学报, 2015 - cqvip.com
卤系阻燃剂(Halogenated flame retardants, HFRs) 是人工合成的, 能阻止聚合物材料引燃或
抑制火焰传播的含卤(主要是溴和氯) 化合物, 由于其具环境持久性, 可生物富集性和潜在的生物 …

Risk-based standards for PCBs in soil: Proposals for environmental risk limits and maximum values

EMJ Verbruggen, E Brand - 2015 - rivm.openrepository.com
The RIVM proposes new science-based quality standards for PCB contaminants
(polychlorinated biphenyls) in the soil. This is necessary to assess the possibilities for the …