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Citation

Ali N, Shahzad K, Rashid MI, Shen H, Ismail IMI, Eqani SAMAS. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int. 2017; 24(23): 18721-18741.

Affiliation

Health and Environment Division, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11356-017-9336-3

PMID

28620860

Abstract

This review summarizes the environmental occurrence of new brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) and organophosphate compounds (OPs) in the environment of developing countries since 2000. The ban on the production and use of commercial formulations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have paved the way for the high use of NBFRs and OPs in consumer products to fulfill the fire safety regulations. Recent studies have shown that the ever increasing production volumes and extensive use of these chemicals as additive FRs and plasticizers have resulted into their ubiquitous occurrence in all environmental compartments. Although presumed to be safe for use and the environment, recent studies on their occurrence and persistence in the environment have raised questions. Due to the lack of awareness, research interest, and availability of technical facilities, limited scientific data is available on the occurrence of these chemicals in developing countries. In this study, we collected reported data and provide an overview of environmental occurrence of NBFRs and OPs in abiotic and biotic matrices of different developing countries. Finally, research gaps were identified with recommendations for future research work and would be useful towards the environmental management of these toxic chemicals.


Language: en

Keywords

Developing countries; Environmental occurrence; New brominated flame retardants; Organophosphate compounds

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