Nowadays, seaweeds are widely involved in biotechnological applications. Due to the
variety of bioactive compounds in their composition, species of phylum Ochrophyta, class …

BFRs (brominated flame retardants) are a class of compounds that are added to or applied
to polymeric materials to avoid or reduce the spread of fire. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) …

Abstract Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) are
brominated flame retardants widely used in variety of industrial and consumer products (eg …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging
environmental contaminants over the period of 2007-2008. A few significant references that …

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is a globally produced brominated flame retardant
(BFR) used primarily as an additive FR in polystyrene and textile products and has been the …

Polymeric waste materials should be considered resources for the manufacture of new
products through recycling processes, with a similar status to virgin fossil‐based plastics and …

The present article reviews the available literature on the analytical and environmental
aspects of tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBP-A), a currently intensively used brominated flame …

Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) has become a popular green extraction technology for
different classes of organic contaminants present in numerous kinds of food and feed for …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in environmental mass
spectrometry for emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2006-2007. A few …

Several groups of organic compounds have emerged as particularly relevant as
environmental pollutants. These compounds, including new brominated flame retardants …