Temporal trends and spatial distributions of brominated flame retardants in archived fishes from the Great Lakes.

Temporal Trends of Current-Use Brominated Flame Retardants and Dechlorane Plus in the Eggs of Colonial Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) From the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America

Introduction. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are currently the most widely studied class of additive brominated flame retardants (BFRs) that have been shown to bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans (Hites 2004). There are an increasing number of reports on PBDEs in top predator avian species (Norstrom et al. 2002; Verreault et al. 2005; McKinney et al. 2006). Specifically, the North Amer...

Spatial and temporal trends in brominated flame retardants in seabirds from the Pacific coast of Canada.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) are bioaccumulative flame retardants. PBDEs increased in many ecosystems during the late 20th century, but recently have declined in some environments. To examine trends in the northern Pacific, we analysed PBDEs, HBCDD and carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) to account for dietary effects in archived eggs...

Spatial Distribution and Air-Water Exchange of Organic Flame Retardants in the Lower Great Lakes.

Organic flame retardants (OFRs) such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and novel halogenated flame retardants (NHFRs) are ubiquitous, persistent, and bioaccumulative contaminants that have been used in consumer goods to slow combustion. In this study, polyethylene passive samplers (PEs) were deployed throughout the lower Great Lakes (Lake Erie and Lake Ontario) to measure OFRs in air an...

Temporal Trends of Brominated Flame Retardants and Other Emerging POPs in Waters around East Asia: Retrospective Studies Using Archived Samples from es-Bank, Ehime University, Japan

Introduction Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are a group of compounds that are added to a wide range of products, such as printed circuit boards, computer cases, electronic appliances, automobiles and construction materials to prevent the outbreak of fire. Among them, additive flame retardants like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) are the focus of cu...

Brominated flame retardants in mother’s milk from primiparae women in Uppsala County, Sweden – updated temporal trends 1996-2006