Brominated flame retardants in the Arctic environment—trends and new candidates

CA de Wit, D Herzke, K Vorkamp - Science of the Total Environment, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) containing two to 10 bromines are ubiquitous in
the Arctic, in both abiotic and biotic samples. Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is also …

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs): A review on environmental contamination in China

G Yu, Q Bu, Z Cao, X Du, J **a, M Wu, J Huang - Chemosphere, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) which were detected extensively in environmental and
biota samples worldwide, have raised significant concerns during past decades for their …

Organophosphate esters in sediment of the Great Lakes

D Cao, J Guo, Y Wang, Z Li, K Liang… - … science & technology, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
This is the first study on organophosphate ester (OPEs) flame retardants and plasticizers in
the sediment of the Great Lakes. Concentrations of 14 OPEs were measured in three …

Polybrominated diphenyl ether in the East Asian environment: a critical review

Y Wang, G Jiang, PKS Lam, A Li - Environment international, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been extensively used as flame retardants in
consumer goods. Sufficient evidence shows that PBDEs have been rapidly accumulating in …

Levels and trends of HBCD and BDEs in the European and Asian environments, with some information for other BFRs

RJ Law, D Herzke, S Harrad, S Morris, P Bersuder… - Chemosphere, 2008‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, we review recent data for brominated flame retardants (particularly BDEs,
HBCD and TBBP-A) in samples from the European and Asian environments, including …

Contaminants of emerging concern in tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes: I. Patterns of occurrence

SM Elliott, ME Brigham, KE Lee, JA Banda, SJ Choy… - PloS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Human activities introduce a variety of chemicals to the Laurentian Great Lakes including
pesticides, pharmaceuticals, flame retardants, plasticizers, and solvents (collectively referred …

Inputting history of heavy metals into the inland lake recorded in sediment profiles: Poyang Lake in China

GL Yuan, C Liu, L Chen, Z Yang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The temporal and spatial distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb, As and Cr) in Poyang
Lake, the largest freshwater lake (3050km2) in China, were studied based on the …

Spatial distribution and vertical profile of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, tetrabromobisphenol A, and decabromodiphenylethane in river sediment from an …

XL Zhang, XJ Luo, SJ Chen, JP Wu, BX Mai - Environmental Pollution, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and
decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE) were detected in fifteen surface sediments and two …

Contamination and potential sources of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in water and sediment from the artificial Lake Shihwa, Korea

HB Moon, M Choi, J Yu, RH Jung, HG Choi - Chemosphere, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in water and
sediment collected from the artificial Lake Shihwa and surrounding creeks. Total …

Dechlorane plus levels in sediment of the lower Great Lakes

E Sverko, GT Tomy, CH Marvin, D Zaruk… - … science & technology, 2008‏ - ACS Publications
A recently discovered chlorinated flame retardant, Dechlorane Plus (DP), was reported in air
and a sediment core within the North American Great Lakes region. To further reveal the fate …