Organophosphate esters: are these flame retardants and plasticizers affecting children's health?

BT Doherty, SC Hammel, JL Daniels… - Current environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are applied to a variety of
consumer products, primarily as flame retardants and plasticizers. OPEs can leach out of …

An overview: organophosphate flame retardants in the atmosphere

HC Kung, YK Hsieh, BW Huang, NK Cheruiyot… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2022 - Springer
Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) have been adopted as safer alternatives to
polybrominated biphenyl ether flame retardants. However, because of their ubiquitous …

Novel and high volume use flame retardants in US couches reflective of the 2005 PentaBDE phase out

HM Stapleton, S Sharma, G Getzinger… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
California's furniture flammability standard Technical Bulletin 117 (TB 117) is believed to be
a major driver of chemical flame retardant (FR) use in residential furniture in the United …

House dust concentrations of organophosphate flame retardants in relation to hormone levels and semen quality parameters

JD Meeker, HM Stapleton - Environmental health perspectives, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Organophosphate (OP) compounds, such as tris (1, 3-dichloro-2-propyl)
phosphate (TDCPP) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP), are commonly used as additive flame …

Metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants and 2-ethylhexyl tetrabromobenzoate in urine from paired mothers and toddlers

CM Butt, J Congleton, K Hoffman, M Fang… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
As a result of the polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) ban in the mid-2000s, the chemical
flame retardant market has moved toward alterative compounds including chlorinated alkyl …

Monitoring indoor exposure to organophosphate flame retardants: hand wipes and house dust

K Hoffman, S Garantziotis, LS Birnbaum… - Environmental health …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) are becoming popular
replacements for the phased-out polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) mixtures, and they …

Identification of flame retardants in polyurethane foam collected from baby products

HM Stapleton, S Klosterhaus, A Keller… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
With the phase-out of PentaBDE in 2004, alternative flame retardants are being used in
polyurethane foam to meet flammability standards. However, insufficient information is …

Nail polish as a source of exposure to triphenyl phosphate

E Mendelsohn, A Hagopian, K Hoffman, CM Butt… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Triphenyl phosphate (TPHP) is primarily used as either a flame retardant or plasticizer, and
is listed as an ingredient in nail polishes. However, the concentration of TPHP in nail polish …

Occurrence of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (PFRs) in Belgian foodstuffs and estimation of the dietary exposure of the adult population

G Poma, C Sales, B Bruyland, C Christia… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
The occurrence of 14 organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (PFRs) was
investigated in 165 composite food samples purchased from the Belgian market and divided …

Children's residential exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers: investigating exposure pathways in the TESIE study

AL Phillips, SC Hammel, K Hoffman, AM Lorenzo… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Following the phase-out of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
organophosphate esters (OPEs) have been increasingly used in consumer products and …