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 …

Human internal and external exposure to PBDEs–a review of levels and sources

M Frederiksen, K Vorkamp, M Thomsen… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the existing literature on human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl
ethers (PBDEs), with particular focus on external exposure routes (eg dust, diet, and air) and …

Indoor contamination with hexabromocyclododecanes, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and perfluoroalkyl compounds: an important exposure pathway for people?

S Harrad, CA de Wit, MAE Abdallah… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
This review underlines the importance of indoor contamination as a pathway of human
exposure to hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers …

Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), as evidenced by data from a duplicate diet study, indoor air, house dust, and biomonitoring in Germany

H Fromme, W Körner, N Shahin, A Wanner… - Environment …, 2009 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) are used as flame retardants in a wide variety of
products. As part of the Integrated Exposure Assessment Survey (INES), this study aimed to …

A framework to guide selection of chemical alternatives

National Research Council, Life Studies… - 2014 - books.google.com
Historically, regulations governing chemical use have often focused on widely used
chemicals and acute human health effects of exposure to them, as well as their potential to …

Polybrominated Dibenzo-p-dioxins/Dibenzofurans and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Soil, Vegetation, Workshop-Floor Dust, and Electronic Shredder Residue …

J Ma, R Addink, S Yun, J Cheng, W Wang… - Environmental …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The formation and release of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans
(PBDD/Fs) from the incineration of electronic wastes (e-waste) that contain brominated flame …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine ecosystems of the American continents: foresight from current knowledge

SD Shaw, K Kannan - Reviews on environmental health, 2009 - degruyter.com
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of synthetic halogenated organic
compounds used in commercial and household products, such as textiles, furniture, and …

Air quality inside motor vehicles' cabins: a review

B Xu, X Chen, J **ong - Indoor and Built Environment, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Among many environments, the motor vehicle cabin microenvironment has been of
particular public concern. Although commuters typically spend only 5.5% of their time in …

Eu (III)-functionalized ZnO@ MOF heterostructures: integration of pre-concentration and efficient charge transfer for the fabrication of a ppb-level sensing platform for …

XY Xu, B Yan - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Gas sensors for the detection of toxic or explosive gases both in outdoor and indoor air are
of great interest for applications. A lot of effort has been devoted to develop the sensing …

Serum polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels are higher in children (2–5 years of age) than in infants and adults

LML Toms, A Sjödin, F Harden, P Hobson… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as flame retardants in many
products and have been detected in human samples worldwide. Limited data show that …