Dechlorane Plus and Related Compounds in the Environment: A Review

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 45; no. 12; pp. 5088 - 5098
• Main Authors: Sverko, Ed, Tomy, Gregg T, Reiner, Eric J, Li, Yi-Fan, McCarry, Brian E, Arnot, Jon A, Law, Robin J, Hites, Ronald A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 15.06.2011
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Applied sciences; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical compounds; Chemical Phenomena; Chemical synthesis; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Environmental Monitoring; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Global environmental pollution; Great Lakes Region; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - analysis; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - chemistry; Models, Chemical; Pollutants; Pollution; Pollution, environment geology; Polycyclic Compounds - analysis; Polycyclic Compounds - chemistry; Toxicology; United States > US; North America; China; Atlantic Ocean; Great Lakes; Pollutant behavior; Metabolite; Biota; Flame retardant; Review; Organic chlorine compounds; Isomer; Persistent organic pollutant; Persistence; Transport process; Pollution; Long range pollutant transport; Dechlorane plus; Planetary scale; Environment; Biological accumulation; Degradation product; Organic compounds; Concentration distribution

Dechlorane Plus (DP) is a high production volume, chlorinated flame retardant. Despite its long production history, it was only recently found in the environment. The first “sightings” of DP were in the North American Great Lakes, but subsequent work has indicated that DP is a global contaminant. Fo...