Assessing the persistence, bioaccumulation potential and toxicity of brominated flame retardants: Data availability and quality for 36 alternative brominated flame retardants

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 116; pp. 118 - 123
• Main Authors: Stieger, Greta, Scheringer, Martin, Ng, Carla A., Hungerbühler, Konrad
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: 1-Octanol - chemistry; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Applied ecology; Applied sciences; Aquatic Organisms; Baseline toxicity; Biological and medical sciences; Brominated flame retardants; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Environmental Pollutants - chemistry; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Exact sciences and technology; Flame Retardants - analysis; Flame Retardants - toxicity; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Global environmental pollution; Half-Life; Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - analysis; Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - chemistry; Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - toxicity; Hydrocarbons, Brominated - analysis; Hydrocarbons, Brominated - chemistry; Hydrocarbons, Brominated - toxicity; Octanol–water partition coefficient; PBT assessment; Pollution; Risk Assessment; Water - chemistry; PBT assessment; Octanol–water partition coefficient; Baseline toxicity; Brominated flame retardants; Availability; Ecotoxicology; Database query; Pollutant behavior; Toxicity; Octanol-water partition coefficient; Octanol; Flame retardant; Partition coefficient; Persistence; Aquatic environment; Quality; Bromine Organic compounds; Phase partition; Biological accumulation; Lipophilicity; Physicochemical properties

Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) are major brominated flame retardants (BFRs) that are now banned or under restrictions in many countries because of their persistence, bioaccumulation potential and toxicity (PBT properties). However, there is a wide range of a...