Occurrence, bioaccumulation, fate, and risk assessment of novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) in aquatic environments—A critical review

R Hou, L Lin, H Li, S Liu, X Xu, Y Xu, X Jin, Y Yuan… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs), which have been developed as replacements
for legacy flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are a class of …

Novel brominated flame retardants: a review of their analysis, environmental fate and behaviour

A Covaci, S Harrad, MAE Abdallah, N Ali, RJ Law… - Environment …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarises current knowledge about production volumes, physico-chemical
properties, analysis, environmental occurrence, fate and behaviour and human exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Widespread occurrence of emerging E-waste contaminants–Liquid crystal monomers in sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, China

D Tao, Q Jin, Y Ruan, K Zhang, L Jin, Y Zhan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs), commonly used in screens of electronic devices, have
recently been identified as a group of emerging chemicals of concern associated with e …

Halogenated flame retardants: do the fire safety benefits justify the risks?

S Shaw - Reviews on environmental health, 2010 - degruyter.com
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 …

Occurrence of alternative flame retardants in indoor dust from New Zealand: indoor sources and human exposure assessment

N Ali, AC Dirtu, N Van den Eede, E Goosey, S Harrad… - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
Due to worldwide restrictions on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), the demand for
alternative flame retardants (AFRs), such as organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) …

Cetaceans and microplastics: First report of microplastic ingestion by a coastal delphinid, Sousa chinensis

J Zhu, X Yu, Q Zhang, Y Li, S Tan, D Li, Z Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the Anthropocene, marine microplastic debris has been rapidly increasing and interacting
with wildlife. As apex predators, cetaceans have been proven to be ideal sentinel species to …

Target, nontarget, and suspect screening and temporal trends of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine mammals from the South China Sea

Q Wang, Y Ruan, L Jin, X Zhang, J Li… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been manufactured and widely used for
over 60 years. Currently, there are thousands of marketed PFASs, but only dozens of them …

Accumulation and Endocrine Disrupting Effects of the Flame Retardant Mixture Firemaster® 550 in Rats: An Exploratory Assessment

HB Patisaul, SC Roberts, N Mabrey… - … of biochemical and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Firemaster® 550 (FM 550), a fire‐retardant mixture used in foam‐based
products, was recently identified as a common contaminant in household dust. The chemical …

Emerging Contaminants and New POPs (PFAS and HBCDD) in Endangered Southern Resident and Bigg's (Transient) Killer Whales (Orcinus orca): In Utero …

K Lee, JJ Alava, P Cottrell, L Cottrell… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have been deemed one of the most contaminated cetacean
species in the world. However, concentrations and potential health implications of selected …

Characterization of brominated, chlorinated, and phosphate flame retardants in San Francisco Bay, an urban estuary

R Sutton, D Chen, J Sun, DJ Greig, Y Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Flame retardant chemical additives are incorporated into consumer goods to meet
flammability standards, and many have been detected in environmental matrices. A uniquely …