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) …

This review summarises current knowledge about production volumes, physico-chemical
properties, analysis, environmental occurrence, fate and behaviour and human exposure to …

Microplastics (MPs) are considered to exacerbate the impacts of hydrophobic organic
pollutants on aquatic organisms through the carrier function, but whether MPs affect the …

Microplastics (MPs), widely present in aquatic ecosystems, can be ingested by numerous
organisms, but their toxicity remains poorly understood. Toxicity of environmental MPs from …

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is widely used as a brominated flame retardant, and has
been detected in the aquatic environment, wild animals, and humans. However, details of …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have the potential to disrupt the thyroid endocrine
system. The objective of the present study was to characterize the disrupting effects of long …

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is one of the most extensively used brominated flame
retardants and is universally detected in the environment. However, information related to its …

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is the most widely used brominated flame retardants
(BFRs). It has been detected in various environment media and has been approved to be …

Parental exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in animals has been found to
be transferred to the offspring. The environmental health risk and toxicity to the offspring are …

European eel (Anguilla anguilla (L.)) stocks are in decline in most of their geographical
distribution and their status is considered below safe biological limits. Recently, there is an …