Auhtors: van der Veen I, de Boer J PMID: 22537891 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.067 Abstract Since the ban on some brominated flame retardants (BFRs), phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs), which were responsible for 20% of the flame retardant (FR) consumption in 2006 in Europe, are often proposed as alternatives for BFRs. PFRs can be divided in three main [...]

Auhtors: Alaee M, Arias P, Sjödin A, Bergman A PMID: 12850087 DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00121-1 Abstract Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are used in a variety of consumer products and several of those are produced in large quantities. These compounds have been detected in environmental samples, which can be attributed to the anthropogenic uses of these compounds. Brominated [...]