Current-use halogenated and organophosphorous flame retardants: A review of their presence in Arctic ecosystems

Since the ban of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), other flame retardants may be increasingly used. Thirty-one current-use halogenated (HFRs) and 24 organophosphorous flame retardants (PFRs) have been sought in Arctic ecosystems so far. Air measurements provi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Katrin Vorkamp, Jennifer Balmer, Hayley Hung, Robert J. Letcher, Frank F. Rigét, Cynthia A. de Wit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Contaminants
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240566501930006X