Levels and trends of PBDEs and HBCDs in the global environment: status at the end of 2012

RJ Law, A Covaci, S Harrad, D Herzke… - Environment …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, we have compiled and reviewed the most recent literature, published in print or
online from January 2010 to December 2012, relating to the human exposure …

[HTML][HTML] Global PBDE contamination in cetaceans. A critical review

A Bartalini, J Muñoz-Arnanz, N García-Álvarez… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the most relevant information on PBDEs' occurrence and their
impacts in cetaceans at global scale, with special attention on the species with the highest …

A review of sources, levels, and toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their transformation and transport in various environmental compartments

E Akortia, JO Okonkwo, M Lupankwa… - Environmental …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of organobromine compounds that are
used as flame retardants in many commonly used products. Their presence has been …

Organophosphate contaminants in North Atlantic fin whales

O Garcia-Garin, B Sala, A Aguilar, M Vighi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pollution of the marine environment by litter composed of plastics is a growing concern.
Chemical additives such as organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs), which are added to …

Franciscana dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei, as environmental sentinels of the world's largest mining disaster: temporal trends for organohalogen compounds and …

N de Oliveira-Ferreira, BMR Manhães… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract On November 5th, 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed in Minas Gerais, southeastern
Brazil, releasing millions of cubic meters of mud containing mining residue into the Doce …

Molecular mechanisms and tissue targets of brominated flame retardants, BDE-47 and TBBPA, in embryo-larval life stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio)

A Parsons, A Lange, TH Hutchinson, S Miyagawa… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants are known to disrupt thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis in
several vertebrate species, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this process and their …

Anthropogenic (PBDE) and naturally-produced (MeO-PBDE) brominated compounds in cetaceans—A review

MB Alonso, A Azevedo, JPM Torres… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the available data on brominated flame retardants, the polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), as well as on the naturally-produced methoxylated …

Exposure to a mixture of toxic chemicals: implications for the health of endangered southern resident killer whales

TM Mongillo, GM Ylitalo, LD Rhodes, SM O'Neill… - 2016 - repository.library.noaa.gov
The distinct population segment (DPS) of Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)
was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on 18 November 2005 …

Contaminants in cetaceans from UK waters: Status as assessed within the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme from 1990 to 2008

RJ Law, J Barry, JL Barber, P Bersuder, R Deaville… - Marine Pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
Since 1990, tissue samples from UK-stranded and-bycaught cetaceans have been available
for study of contaminant burdens. These have been used to study spatial and temporal …

Long-Term Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) from the Pearl River Estuary Reveals High …

Q Xie, R Yu, D Gui, Y Wu - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Although many studies have documented the wide occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl
ethers (PBDEs) in cetaceans, little evidence exists regarding the detrimental effects of PBDE …