Health toxicity effects of brominated flame retardants: From environmental to human exposure

J Feiteiro, M Mariana, E Cairrão - Environmental pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) are
brominated flame retardants widely used in variety of industrial and consumer products (eg …

Human exposure to PBDE and critical evaluation of health hazards

V Linares, M Bellés, JL Domingo - Archives of toxicology, 2015 - Springer
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in large quantities as flame-retardant
additives in a number of commercial products. Biomonitoring data show that, in recent years …

Organophosphate ester flame retardants: are they a regrettable substitution for polybrominated diphenyl ethers?

A Blum, M Behl, LS Birnbaum… - … science & technology …, 2019 - ACS Publications
As the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and the entire class of
organohalogen flame retardants, is declining, the use of organophosphate ester flame …

Global historical stocks and emissions of PBDEs

G Abbasi, L Li, K Breivik - Environmental science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
The first spatially and temporally resolved inventory of BDE28, 47, 99, 153, 183, and 209 in
the anthroposphere and environment is presented here. The stock and emissions of PBDE …

Why is high persistence alone a major cause of concern?

IT Cousins, CA Ng, Z Wang… - … Science: Processes & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Persistence is a hazard criterion for chemicals enshrined in chemical regulation worldwide.
In this paper, we argue that the higher the persistence of a chemical, the greater the …

Environmental pollution in Africa

AO Fayiga, MO Ipinmoroti, T Chirenje - Environment, development and …, 2018 - Springer
Africa is blessed with natural and mineral resources, but exploitation of these resources has
led to extreme pollution of the environment. Population growth and urbanization due to …

Human health risk associated with brominated flame-retardants (BFRs)

JL Lyche, C Rosseland, G Berge, A Polder - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
The purposes of this review are to assess the human exposure and human and
experimental evidence for adverse effects of brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) with …

Advanced morphological—behavioral test platform reveals neurodevelopmental defects in embryonic zebrafish exposed to comprehensive suite of halogenated and …

PD Noyes, DE Haggard, GD Gonnerman… - Toxicological …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The increased use of flammable plastics and electronic devices along with stricter fire safety
standards has led to the heavy use of flame retardant chemicals in many consumer …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Release, transformation, and risk factors of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from landfills to the surrounding environments: A review

Y Zhang, B Xi, W Tan - Environment International, 2021 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) serve as brominated flame retardants when added
to various products. When these products reach their end of life, a large amount of domestic …