A review of human exposure to microplastics and insights into microplastics as obesogens

K Kannan, K Vimalkumar - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ubiquitous exposure of humans to microplastics (MPs) through inhalation of particles in
air and ingestion in dust, water, and diet is well established. Humans are estimated to ingest …

[HTML][HTML] The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Detection of organophosphate flame retardants in furniture foam and US house dust

HM Stapleton, S Klosterhaus, S Eagle… - … science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Restrictions on the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have resulted in the
increased use of alternate flame retardant chemicals to meet flammability standards …

Prenatal exposure to PBDEs and neurodevelopment

JB Herbstman, A Sjödin, M Kurzon… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used flame retardant
compounds that are persistent and bioaccumulative and therefore have become ubiquitous …

Halogenated flame retardants: do the fire safety benefits justify the risks?

S Shaw - Reviews on environmental health, 2010 - degruyter.com
Since the 1970s, an increasing number of regulations have expanded the use of brominated
and chlorinated flame retardants. Many of these chemicals are now recognized as global …

In Utero and Childhood Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Exposures and Neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS Study

B Eskenazi, J Chevrier, SA Rauch… - Environmental …, 2013 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
background: California children's exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame
retardants (PBDEs) are among the highest worldwide. PBDEs are known endocrine …

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 …

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 …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the indoor and outdoor environments–a review on occurrence and human exposure

A Besis, C Samara - Environmental Pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) constitute an important group of brominated flame
retardants that have been massively produced and extensively used in numerous everyday …

Organic contamination of settled house dust, a review for exposure assessment purposes

F Mercier, P Glorennec, O Thomas… - Environmental science & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
People spend a considerable amount of time indoors. As a result, exposure to indoor
contaminants is of great concern, notably via settled dust ingestion in particular for infants …