By P. Guerra, M. Alaee, E. Eljarrat, D. Barceló (auth.), Ethel Eljarrat, Damià Barceló (eds.)
Brominated flame retardants are one of many final sessions of halogenated compounds which are nonetheless being produced around the world and utilized in huge amounts in lots of functions. they're utilized in plastics, textiles, digital circuitry, and different fabrics to avoid fires. This quantity covers the state of the art of the research, destiny and behavior of brominated flame retardants. specialists within the box supply an summary of the compounds’ physico-chemical homes and makes use of, their prevalence within the atmosphere and biota, complicated chemical analytical tools, degradation reviews, toxicological results and human publicity. This ebook is a precious and accomplished resource of knowledge for environmental scientists attracted to brominated flame retardant matters, and for experts and producers.
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Furthermore, many other contaminants, such as methyl mercury (a known developmental toxicant), may also have played a role (but were not measured in the current study). Thus, given the conflicting nature of the results and limitations in the study design, the findings are difficult to interpret with respect to evaluating human health risk. In an effort to follow-up on animal studies suggesting neurodevelopmental effects following exposures to PBDEs, Herbstman et al. [27] conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the potential associations between prenatal exposure to PBDEs and neurodevelopment.
Fasting glucose, waist circumference). These outcomes were evaluated relative to serum concentrations of BDE congeners that were above the analytical limit of detection in at least 60% of the study population; thus analyses were limited to BDEs 28, 47, 99, 100, and 153. Participants with serum concentrations less than the limit of detection were used as the reference group; the remaining participants were evaluated by quartiles using logistic regression models. After adjusting for several confounding variables, there was a nonlinear association with diabetes for BDE 153.