An overview of brominated flame retardants in the environment

CA De Wit - Chemosphere, 2002 - Elsevier
The presence of brominated flame retardant (BFR) chemicals, and particularly
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and …

An overview of commercially used brominated flame retardants, their applications, their use patterns in different countries/regions and possible modes of release

M Alaee, P Arias, A Sjödin, Å Bergman - Environment international, 2003 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are used in a variety of consumer products and several
of those are produced in large quantities. These compounds have been detected in …

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna

AJ Jamieson, T Malkocs, SB Piertney, T Fujii… - Nature ecology & …, 2017 - nature.com
The legacy and reach of anthropogenic influence is most clearly evidenced by its impact on
the most remote and inaccessible habitats on Earth. Here we identify extraordinary levels of …

Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes Compressa

EM Chua, J Shimeta, D Nugegoda… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Microplastic particles (MPPs;< 5 mm) are found in skin cleansing soaps and are released
into the environment via the sewage system. MPPs in the environment can sorb persistent …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the environment and in people: a meta-analysis of concentrations

RA Hites - Environmental science & technology, 2004 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as flame retardants in many types of
consumer products. Perhaps as a result of their widespread use and their lipophilicity, these …

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs): A review on environmental contamination in China

G Yu, Q Bu, Z Cao, X Du, J Xia, M Wu, J Huang - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) which were detected extensively in environmental and
biota samples worldwide, have raised significant concerns during past decades for their …

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants

F Rahman, KH Langford, MD Scrimshaw… - Science of the Total …, 2001 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ether, PBDE, flame retardants are now a world-wide pollution
problem reaching even remote areas. They have been found to bioaccumulate and there …

Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment

RJ Law, CR Allchin, J De Boer, A Covaci, D Herzke… - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review those data which have recently become available for brominated
flame retardants (particularly the brominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs) and …

多溴联苯醚及其环境问题

刘汉霞, 张庆华, 江桂斌, 蔡宗苇 - 化学进展, 2005 - manu56.magtech.com.cn
摘要多溴联苯醚(PBDEs) 是全球性的环境污染物, 对其环境问题的研究已成为当前环境科学的一
大热点, 而我国PBDEs 的研究刚刚起步. 本文介绍了多溴联苯醚的性质, 应用, 污染来源 …

Removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in activated sludge treatment works

AC Johnson, JP Sumpter - Environmental science & technology, 2001 - ACS Publications
The release of endocrine-disrupting chemicals into the aquatic environment has raised the
awareness of the central role played by sewage treatment in lowland water quality. This …