Brominated and Chlorinated Flame Retardants

San Antonio Statement on Brominated and Chlorinated Flame Retardants

Editorial The statement is signed by the individual scientists and other professionals listed separately below. Please note that the views expressed are those of the authors and signatories; institutional affili­ ations are provided for identification purposes only. Abbreviations and an Annotated Statement are available as Supplemental Material (doi:10.1289/ehp.1003089). We, scientists from a v...

Brominated and chlorinated flame retardants in San Francisco Bay sediments and wildlife.

Restrictions on the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have resulted in the use of alternative flame retardants in consumer products to comply with flammability standards. In contrast to PBDEs, information on the occurrence and fate of these alternative compounds in the environment is limited, particularly in the United States. In this study, a survey of flame retardants in San Franc...

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides and brominated flame retardants in mother ́s milk from primiparae women in Uppsala County, Sweden – Levels and trends 1996-2006

Relevance of BFRs and thermal conditions on the formation pathways of brominated and brominated-chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans.

The widespread use of brominated flame-retarded products in the last two decades has resulted in an increasing presence of bromine in thermal processes such as waste combustion and accidental fires. Brominated and brominated-chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDDs/PBDFs, PXDDs/PXDFs) are micropollutants of concern arising from such processes. The present review aims to evaluate the ...

Analysis and occurrence of emerging chlorinated and brominated flame retardants in surficial sediment of the Dalian coastal area in China.

The concentrations and distributions of some typical chlorinated flame retardants (Dechlorane or Mirex, Dechlorane 602 (Dec 602), Dechlorane 603 (Dec 603), Dechlorane 604 (Dec 604) and Dechlorane Plus (DP)) and brominated FRs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), pentabromoethylbenzene (PBEB) and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE)) were analyzed in surficial sediment collected from...

Non - PBDE Flame Retardants in the Environment and in People

We are all aware of the ubiquity of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in the environment and in people; indeed, there have been several reviews on the subject (among others, see Hites, 2004; Hale et al., 2006; Law et al., 2006). In addition to PBDEs, there is a developing body of knowledge on the environmental presence of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) (see Covaci et al., 2...