BFRs (brominated flame retardants) are a class of compounds that are added to or applied
to polymeric materials to avoid or reduce the spread of fire. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) …

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a currently intensively used brominated flame retardant
(BFR), is employed primarily as a reactive flame retardant in printed circuit boards but also …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) containing two to 10 bromines are ubiquitous in
the Arctic, in both abiotic and biotic samples. Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is also …

Abstract Analysis of organic plastic additives (OPAs) associated to plastic polymers is
growing. The current review outlines the characteristics and the development of (multi-step) …

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is a globally produced brominated flame retardant
(BFR) used primarily as an additive FR in polystyrene and textile products and has been the …

The present article reviews the available literature on the analytical and environmental
aspects of tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBP-A), a currently intensively used brominated flame …

Systematic monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Arctic has been
conducted for several years, in combination with assessments of POP levels in the Arctic …

The EU REACH legislation will require the registration of 30,000 currently marketed
chemicals, including the main commercial BFRs in use (Deca-BDE, HBCD and TBBP-A) …

TBBP-A is a high production volume chemical applied widely as a flame retardant in printed
circuit boards. Recent studies have raised concern over potential harmful implications of …

Although the abiotic and biotic transformation/degradation (T/D) processes of
tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) have been widely investigated in model experiments, few …