Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers: Sources, occurrence, toxicity and human exposure

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 196; pp. 29 - 46
• Main Authors: Wei, Gao-Ling, Li, Ding-Qiang, Zhuo, Mu-Ning, Liao, Yi-Shan, Xie, Zhen-Yue, Guo, Tai-Long, Li, Jun-Jie, Zhang, Si-Yi, Liang, Zhi-Quan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
• Subjects: air; breathing; dust; Dust - analysis; Emission sources; Environment; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; flame retardants; Flame Retardants - analysis; Flame Retardants - toxicity; food intake; Halogenation; Human exposure; Humans; ingestion; Occurrence; organophosphorus compounds; Organophosphorus Compounds - analysis; Organophosphorus Compounds - toxicity; Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers; plasticizers; Plasticizers - analysis; Plasticizers - toxicity; sediments; soil biota; Toxicity; wastewater; Emission sources; Toxicity; Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers; Occurrence; Human exposure

Due to the restricted use and ban of brominated flame retardants, organophosphorus compounds (OPs), extensively used as flame retardants and plasticizers, are ubiquitous in various environmental compartments worldwide. The present study shows that the release of OPs from a wide variety of commercial...