Electronic waste management approaches: An overview

P Kiddee, R Naidu, MH Wong - Waste management, 2013 - Elsevier
Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing pollution problems worldwide given
the presence if a variety of toxic substances which can contaminate the environment and …

Occurrence, degradation, and effect of polymer-based materials in the environment

S Lambert, C Sinclair, A Boxall - Reviews of Environmental Contamination …, 2013 - Springer
At a global scale, increasing human population and associated economic growth has lead to
an increase in the demand for consumable goods such as those made from polymer-based …

Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches

H Hirai, H Takada, Y Ogata, R Yamashita… - Marine pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
To understand the spatial variation in concentrations and compositions of organic
micropollutants in marine plastic debris and their sources, we analyzed plastic fragments (∼ …

Detailed polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congener composition of the widely used penta-, octa-, and deca-PBDE technical flame-retardant mixtures

MJ La Guardia, RC Hale, E Harvey - Environmental science & …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used to flame-retard products
common in homes and the workplace, and subsequently, they have become widely …

Hydroxyl radical based photocatalytic degradation of halogenated organic contaminants and paraffin on silica gel

R Qu, C Li, J Liu, R Xiao, X Pan, X Zeng… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photochemical materials are of scientific and practical importance in the field of
photocatalysis. In this study, the photochemistry of several organic contaminants, including …

Export of toxic chemicals–a review of the case of uncontrolled electronic-waste recycling

MH Wong, SC Wu, WJ Deng, XZ Yu, Q Luo… - Environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the concentrations of persistent organic pollutants such as flame
retardants (PBDEs), dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

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 …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the indoor and outdoor environments–a review on occurrence and human exposure

A Besis, C Samara - Environmental Pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) constitute an important group of brominated flame
retardants that have been massively produced and extensively used in numerous everyday …

Developmental neurotoxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants

LG Costa, G Giordano - Neurotoxicology, 2007 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of flame retardants used in a variety of
consumer products. In the past 25 years, PBDEs have become ubiquitous environmental …