With the implementation of zero-waste city and waste classification in China, a large amount
of food waste (FW) began to appear in concentration, and there was an urgent requirement …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are known to be one of the main and most important
sources of microplastics discharge into the environment. Although the occurrence and …

Many classes of compounds are known or suspected to disrupt the endocrine system of
vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. This review of the sources and fate of selected …

BFRs (brominated flame retardants) are a class of compounds that are added to or applied
to polymeric materials to avoid or reduce the spread of fire. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) …

Utilization of biochar (BC) as a low cost adsorbent for water remediation has gained an
immense research interest due to their surface functionality and porosity. Although many …

Abstract Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) are
brominated flame retardants widely used in variety of industrial and consumer products (eg …

Use of legacy brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including polybrominated diphenyl
ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), has been reduced due to adverse …

Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs), which have been developed as replacements
for legacy flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are a class of …

Due to the widespread commercial production and use of brominated flame retardants
(BFRs) in China, their potential impact on human health development should not be …

Because of concerns over the impact of long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) on humans
and the environment, PFAAs and their precursors are being substituted by alternative …