Organophosphate flame retardants in pregnant women: sources, occurrence, and potential risks to pregnancy outcomes

Y Li, X Wang, Q Zhu, Y Xu, Q Fu, T Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) are found in various environmental matrixes
and human samples. Exposure to OPFRs during gestation may interfere with pregnancy, for …

Organophosphate esters: are these flame retardants and plasticizers affecting children's health?

BT Doherty, SC Hammel, JL Daniels… - Current environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are applied to a variety of
consumer products, primarily as flame retardants and plasticizers. OPEs can leach out of …

Organophosphate ester flame retardants: are they a regrettable substitution for polybrominated diphenyl ethers?

A Blum, M Behl, LS Birnbaum… - … science & technology …, 2019 - ACS Publications
As the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and the entire class of
organohalogen flame retardants, is declining, the use of organophosphate ester flame …

Beyond cholinesterase inhibition: developmental neurotoxicity of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers

HB Patisaul, M Behl, LS Birnbaum… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: To date, the toxicity of organophosphate esters has primarily been studied
regarding their use as pesticides and their effects on the neurotransmitter …

Exposure to organophosphate flame retardant chemicals in the US general population: Data from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

M Ospina, NK Jayatilaka, LY Wong, P Restrepo… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Use of organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) including tris (1, 3-dichloro-
2-propyl) phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, tris (1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate, and tris-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Organophosphorus flame retardants: a global review of indoor contamination and human exposure in Europe and epidemiological evidence

Z Chupeau, N Bonvallot, F Mercier, B Le Bot… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
We aimed to identify high-priority organophosphorus flame retardants for action and
research. We thus critically reviewed literature between 2000 and 2019 investigating …

Prenatal exposure to organophosphate esters and behavioral development in young children in the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition Study

BT Doherty, K Hoffman, AP Keil, SM Engel… - Neurotoxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are commonly used as plasticizers and flame retardants in
consumer products, and exposure is relatively ubiquitous in most populations studied. This …

Penetration of organophosphate triesters and diesters across the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier: efficiencies, impact factors, and mechanisms

M Hou, B Zhang, S Fu, Y Cai, Y Shi - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The penetration of organophosphate triesters (tri-OPEs) and diesters (di-OPEs) across the
blood–brain barrier and their influencing factors remain unclear in humans. In this study, 21 …

Update of the risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2011 risk assessment on
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in food, focusing on 10 congeners: BDE‐28,‐47 …

Exposure to organophosphate esters and maternal-child health

S Shahin, EA Medley, M Naidu, L Trasande… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are a class of chemicals now widely used as flame
retardants and plasticizers after the phase-out of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) …