A review of status of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in China

K Liu, J Li, S Yan, W Zhang, Y Li, D Han - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a currently intensively used brominated flame retardant
(BFR), is employed primarily as a reactive flame retardant in printed circuit boards but also …

A perspective on the potential risks of emerging contaminants to human and environmental health

LC Pereira, AO de Souza, MFF Bernardes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Technological, agricultural, and medical advances have improved the lifestyle of
humankind. However, these advances have caused new problems that affect the …

Thyroid-disrupting chemicals and brain development: an update

BB Mughal, JB Fini, BA Demeneix - Endocrine connections, 2018 - ec.bioscientifica.com
This review covers recent findings on the main categories of thyroid hormone–disrupting
chemicals and their effects on brain development. We draw mostly on epidemiological and …

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA): A controversial environmental pollutant

H Zhou, N Yin, F Faiola - Journal of environmental sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is one of the most widely used brominated flame retardants
and is extensively used in electronic equipment, furniture, plastics, and textiles. It is …

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) acutely affect human α1β2γ2L GABAA receptor and spontaneous neuronal network function in vitro

AM Tukker, LMS Bouwman, RGDM van Kleef… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Concerns about the neurotoxic potential of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) such as
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) increase, although …

TBBPA and its alternatives disturb the early stages of neural development by interfering with the NOTCH and WNT pathways

N Yin, S Liang, S Liang, R Yang, B Hu… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), as well as its alternatives Tetrabromobisphenol S (TBBPS)
and Tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA), are widely used halogenated flame retardants. Their …

Functional and mechanistic neurotoxicity profiling using human iPSC-derived neural 3D cultures

O Sirenko, F Parham, S Dea, N Sodhi… - Toxicological …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Neurological disorders affect millions of people worldwide and appear to be on the rise.
Whereas the reason for this increase remains unknown, environmental factors are a …

Mammalian toxicology and human exposures to the flame retardant 2, 2′, 6, 6′-tetrabromo-4, 4′-isopropylidenediphenol (TBBPA): implications for risk assessment

T Colnot, S Kacew, W Dekant - Archives of toxicology, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The compound 2, 2′, 6, 6′-Tetrabromo-4, 4′-isopropylidenediphenol
(tetrabromobisphenol A, TBBPA) is used as a reactive and additive flame retardant. This …

Rapid debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A by Cu/Fe bimetallic nanoparticles in water, its mechanisms, and genotoxicity after treatments

C Kuo, DTF Kuo, A Chang, K Wang, PH Chou… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a widely used brominated flame retardants, has been
detected in various environmental matrices and is known to cause various adverse effects …

Neurotoxicity and risk assessment of brominated and alternative flame retardants

HS Hendriks, RHS Westerink - Neurotoxicology and teratology, 2015 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are widely used chemicals that prevent or slow the
onset and spreading of fire. Unfortunately, many of these compounds pose serious threats …