Brominated flame retardants–exposure and risk assessment for the general population

H Fromme, G Becher, B Hilger, W Völkel - International journal of hygiene …, 2016 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are a large group of different substances used in
numerous products to prevent fire hazards. Some of them are persistent in the environment …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the environment and human external and internal exposure in China: A review

Y Jiang, L Yuan, Q Lin, S Ma, Y Yu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as brominated flame retardants.
Because of their toxicity and persistence, some PBDEs were restricted under the Stockholm …

Legacy and novel brominated flame retardants in agricultural soils of eastern China (2011–2021): Concentration level, temporal trend, and health risk assessment

Q An, L Yang, S Yang, Y Wang, L Shi, M Aamir… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs)
have been extensively investigated in the terrestrial environment of China. However, little is …

Effects of long-term PM2.5 exposure on metabolic syndrome among adults and elderly in Guangdong, China

X Zheng, S Tang, T Liu, Y Wang, X Xu, N **ao, C Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Background We aimed to explore the association between long-term exposure to particulate
matter≤ 2.5 µm (PM2. 5) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components including …

Decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDE-209) in Chinese and global air: levels, gas/particle partitioning, and long-range transport: is long-range transport of BDE-209 …

YF Li, LN Qiao, NQ Ren, E Sverko… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we report air concentrations of BDE-209 in both gas-and particle-phases
across China. The annual mean concentrations of BDE-209 were from below detection limit …

Time trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in East China Seas: response to the booming of PBDE pollution industry in China

Y Li, T Lin, L Hu, J Feng, Z Guo - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The East China Seas (ECSs) are the receptors of the land-based persistent organic
pollutants (POPs), such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) mainly from China …

Brominated flame retardants in the urban atmosphere of Northeast China: concentrations, temperature dependence and gas–particle partitioning

H Qi, WL Li, LY Liu, WW Song, WL Ma, YF Li - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract 57 pairs of air samples (gas and particle phases) were collected using a high
volume air sampler in a typical city of Northeast China. Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) …

Particle size distribution of halogenated flame retardants and implications for atmospheric deposition and transport

K Okonski, C Degrendele, L Melymuk… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and a group of novel flame retardants (NFRs) on …

Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SOCs) in Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) during Clear, Fog, and Haze Episodes in Winter in Bei**g, China

T Wang, M Tian, N Ding, X Yan, SJ Chen… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Few efforts have been made to elucidate the influence of weather conditions on the fate of
semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs). Here, daily fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) during …

Deca-BDE emissions, validation, and environmental fate in China

H Li, Z Wang, J He, N Zhang, X Mao, J Ma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE) was officially listed in Annex A of the Stockholm
Convention for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). It is necessary to establish its emission …