A review of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in the environment: analysis, occurrence and risk assessment

X Wang, Q Zhu, X Yan, Y Wang, C Liao… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are used as additives in flame retardants and plasticizers.
Due to phase out of several congeners of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), the …

Microplastics: A potential threat to groundwater resources

S Singh, A Bhagwat - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in various abiotic and biotic matrices has sought the attention
of researchers across the globe. Despite being subsurface, groundwater is also reported to …

[HTML][HTML] A review of organophosphate esters in indoor dust, air, hand wipes and silicone wristbands: Implications for human exposure

M Hou, Y Shi, G Na, Y Cai - Environment International, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in various environmental matrices inevitably
pose human exposure risks. Numerous studies have investigated human exposure …

A review on organophosphate esters: physiochemical properties, applications, and toxicities as well as occurrence and human exposure in dust environment

M Dou, L Wang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are widely used as flame retardants and plasticizers in the
world. The use of OPEs has increased rapidly due to the prohibition of polybrominated …

Organophosphorus flame retardants: a global review of indoor contamination and human exposure in Europe and epidemiological evidence

Z Chupeau, N Bonvallot, F Mercier, B Le Bot… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
We aimed to identify high-priority organophosphorus flame retardants for action and
research. We thus critically reviewed literature between 2000 and 2019 investigating …

Organophosphate flame retardants in pregnant women: sources, occurrence, and potential risks to pregnancy outcomes

Y Li, X Wang, Q Zhu, Y Xu, Q Fu, T Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) are found in various environmental matrixes
and human samples. Exposure to OPFRs during gestation may interfere with pregnancy, for …

Phthalates and organophosphates in settled dust and HVAC filter dust of US low-income homes: association with season, building characteristics, and childhood …

C Bi, JP Maestre, H Li, G Zhang, R Givehchi… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phthalates and organophosphates are ubiquitous indoor semi-volatile organic contaminants
(SVOCs) that have been widely used as plasticizers and flame retardants in consumer …

Suspect and nontarget screening of known and unknown organophosphate esters (OPEs) in soil samples

S Gong, K Ren, L Ye, Y Deng, G Su - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Ninety-five soil samples (n= 95) were analyzed using an integrated suspect and non-target
organophosphate ester (OPE) screening strategy. This suspect and non-target screening …

Occurrence and partitioning behavior of organophosphate esters in surface water and sediment of a shallow Chinese freshwater lake (Taihu Lake): Implication for eco …

Y Liu, N Song, R Guo, H Xu, Q Zhang, Z Han, M Feng… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment, which have
been considered or suspected as carcinogens and neurotoxicants. In this study, the …

Chemical characterization of recycled consumer products using suspect screening analysis

CN Lowe, KA Phillips, KA Favela, AY Yau… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recycled materials are found in many consumer products as part of a circular economy;
however, the chemical content of recycled products is generally uncharacterized. A suspect …