Flame retardant concentrations and profiles in wild birds associated with landfill: A critical review

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 248; pp. 646 - 658
• Main Authors: Tongue, Andrew D.W., Reynolds, S. James, Fernie, Kim J., Harrad, Stuart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019
• Subjects: bromination; Dechlorane plus (DDC-CO); Ecotoxicology; eggs; foraging; habitats; hexabromocyclododecane; land use; landfills; Legacy brominated flame retardants; Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs); Organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs); organophosphorus compounds; persistent organic pollutants; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; risk; toxicity; wastewater treatment; wild birds; Legacy brominated flame retardants; Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs); Ecotoxicology; Organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs); Dechlorane plus (DDC-CO)

Given factors such as their persistence and toxicity, legacy brominated flame retardants (BFRs) like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), are designated as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and are subject to regulation. Waste streams likely represent a subst...