Although around us for more than six decades, siloxanes are considered emerging
environmental contaminants. 1− 5 Emerging here means that previously they were not …

The fate and behavior of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMS)
octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), and …

Soil samples collected from 50 greenhouses (GHs) cultivated with tomatoes (plastic-
covered: 24, glass-covered: 26), 5 open-area tomato growing farmlands, and 5 non …

Mycotoxins are a group of secondary fungi metabolites present in foods that cause adverse
effects in humans and animals. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a …

Monitoring studies that aim to quantify volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS) in environmental
matrices may encounter a multitude of issues, most of which relate to the unique …

A set of 62 unhatched eggs was collected from six different predatory bird species
throughout Norway after incubation period was completed. They were analysed for PBDE …

This monitoring programme examines levels, trends and effects of contaminants in biota
along the coast of Norway. The 2019-investigation included analyses of more than 176 …

The use of siloxanes has been increasing due to physicochemical properties that are
appropriate to be included in the formulations of a large variety of consumer products. This …

Volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS) were evaluated in ten Catalan urban areas with different
industrial impacts, such as petrochemical industry, electrical and mechanical equipment …

We developed an analytical method to simultaneously determine 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-
hydroxytoluene (BHT) and its four transformation products in indoor dust and sediment …