Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers: Sources, occurrence, toxicity and human exposure

Due to the restricted use and ban of brominated flame retardants, organophosphorus compounds (OPs), extensively used as flame retardants and plasticizers, are ubiquitous in various environmental compartments worldwide. The present study shows that the release of OPs from a wide variety of commercial...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental pollution (1987) Jg. 196; S. 29 - 46
Hauptverfasser: Wei, Gao-Ling, Li, Ding-Qiang, Zhuo, Mu-Ning, Liao, Yi-Shan, Xie, Zhen-Yue, Guo, Tai-Long, Li, Jun-Jie, Zhang, Si-Yi, Liang, Zhi-Quan
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
Schlagworte:
air
breathing
dust
Dust - analysis
Emission sources
Environment
Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data
flame retardants
Flame Retardants - analysis
Flame Retardants - toxicity
food intake
Halogenation
Human exposure
Humans
ingestion
Occurrence
organophosphorus compounds
Organophosphorus Compounds - analysis
Organophosphorus Compounds - toxicity
Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers
plasticizers
Plasticizers - analysis
Plasticizers - toxicity
sediments
soil biota
Toxicity
wastewater
Emission sources
Toxicity
Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers
Occurrence
Human exposure
ISSN:0269-7491, 1873-6424, 1873-6424
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Zusammenfassung:Due to the restricted use and ban of brominated flame retardants, organophosphorus compounds (OPs), extensively used as flame retardants and plasticizers, are ubiquitous in various environmental compartments worldwide. 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 OPs would be responsible for their presence in various matrices on a global scale. The occurrence and environmental behaviors of OPs in diverse matrices (e.g., dust, air, water, sediment, soil and biota) are reviewed. Human exposures to OPs via dermal contact, dust ingestion, inhalation and dietary intake are comprehensively evaluated. Finally, this study identifies gaps in the existing issues and generates a future agenda for the emerging contaminants OPs. [Display omitted] •Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) are ubiquitous in various environmental matrices worldwide.•Release of OPs from products and wastewater discharge are treated as primary emission sources.•High potentials of LRAT and persistence of OPs account for their global occurrence.•Dust intake is more important than inhalation and food intake for human, especially for toddlers.•Research gaps are concluded to define the directions and the primary emphasis of future studies. The emission sources, environmental occurrence, toxicity and human exposure of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers are fully reviewed.
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ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.012