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Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticisers in surface waters.
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The main sources for the load of organophosphates are sewage treatment plants, but not all contribute equivalent to the amount of inhabitants they serve.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2004-10-01. It has received 420 citations till now.read more
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Phosphorus flame retardants: Properties, production, environmental occurrence, toxicity and analysis
Ike van der Veen,Jacob de Boer +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of PFRs as potential substitutes for brominated flame retardants (BFRs) has been discussed and a number of potential alternatives for BFRs have been proposed.
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Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers: sources, occurrence, toxicity and human exposure.
Gaoling Wei,Dingqiang Li,Zhuo Muning,Yi-Shan Liao,Xie Zhenyue,Tai-Long Guo,Jun-Jie Li,Zhang Siyi,Liang Zhiquan +8 more
TL;DR: The present study shows that the release of OPs from a wide variety of commercial products and wastewater discharge might be considered as primary emission sources and that high potential of long-range atmospheric transport and persistence of OP would be responsible for their presence in various matrices on a global scale.
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Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in water and air I. Occurrence and fate
TL;DR: Quintana et al. as discussed by the authors discussed the major processes affecting the fate of OPEs in the environment, such as sorption, volatilization and biodegradation.
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Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in marine and fresh water biota and in human milk
TL;DR: Human exposure to OPs through eating fish or to breastfeeding babies seems to be of minor importance in relation to other potential sources, such as indoor dust inhalation and ingestion.
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Analytical developments and preliminary assessment of human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants from indoor dust.
TL;DR: Exposure of non-working and working adults to OPFRs appeared to be similar, but in specific work environments, exposure to some OP FRs (e.g. TDCPP) was increased by a factor >5 and the estimated body burdens were 1000 to 100 times below reference dose (RfD) values.
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Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: a national reconnaissance.
Dana W. Kolpin,Edward T. Furlong,Michael T. Meyer,E. Michael Thurman,Steven D. Zaugg,Larry B. Barber,Herbert T. Buxton +6 more
TL;DR: The U.S. Geological Survey used five newly developed analytical methods to measure concentrations of 95 organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in water samples from a network of 139 streams across 30 states during 1999 and 2000 as mentioned in this paper.
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Screening of organophosphorus compounds and their distribution in various indoor environments
TL;DR: Twelve organophosphorus compounds, which are used for diverse purposes (e.g. as plasticizers and flame retardants), were analysed in settled house dust from 15 indoor environments and in wipe test samples from computer screens and covers.
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Organic pollutants in the effluents of large wastewater treatment plants in Sweden
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed effluents from the three largest WWTPs in Sweden for the presence of organic pollutants by GC-MS and found that a broad spectrum of nonregulated organic pollutants were found in the effluent including aromatic hydrocarbons, food and household related compounds, solvents, plasticisers, flame retardants, preservatives, antioxidants and washing and cleaning related compounds.
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Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in the Indoor Environment: Analytical Methodology and Occurrence
TL;DR: In this paper, nine organophosphate esters, which are commercially used as plasticizers and/or flame retardants, were identified and quantified in air samples from some common indoor work environments, i.e., an o...
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