As many people spend a large part of their life indoors, the quality of the indoor environment
is important. Data on contaminants such as flame retardants, pesticides and plasticizers are …

Background and aim Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) constitute a major public
health concern because they can induce a large spectrum of adverse effects by interfering …

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are a class of emerging, persistent, bioaccumulative, and
toxic organic pollutants. They are detected in various environmental matrixes that are …

Classic (polybromodiphenyl ethers, PBDEs) and emerging halogenated flame retardants
(HFRs) such as decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) and halogenated norbornenes, as …

Concentrations of more than 20 brominated flame retardants (FRs), including
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and emerging FRs, were measured in air, dust and …

Hearing loss has become increasingly prevalent and causes considerable disability, thus
gravely burdening the global economy. Irreversible loss of hair cells is a main cause of …

Melamine and its derivatives are used as additives in flame retardants. Moreover, melamine-
containing consumables such as laminates, adhesives, glues, and plastics are extensively …

Developmental neurobehavioral toxicity of Dechlorane Plus (DP) was investigated using the
embryo-larval stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Normal fertilized embryos were waterborne …

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are potentially persistent, bioaccumulating, and toxic
substances. However, limited data are available on the occurrence of LCMs in indoor and …

Abstract Under the Stockholm Convention, signatory countries are obliged to direct source
inventories, find current sources, and provide ecological monitoring evidence to guarantee …