Organophosphorus metabolites in urine during pregnancy correlated to infant parameters: in a small sample (52 mother – child pairs only), two chlorinated (BCEP, BDCPP) and one non-halogenated (DPHP diphenyl phosphate) metabolites in urine during pregnancy showed...
FRs found in monkey faeces: A total of 60 faeces samples from primates (captive in Indiana, wild in Costa Riva and Uganda) were tested for 40 pesticides, 52 halogenated FRs and 12 non-halogenated organophosphorus FRs (non-H OPFRs). Only three non-H OPFRs were found in...
Criteria for fire fighting foams have been updated to cover Class A and B foams, excluding halogens. Clean Production Action’s (CPA) Greenscreen Certified Standard for fire fighting foams first addresses Class B foams in January this year, targeting PFAS (per- and...
Release of flame retardants from microplastics in the environment are very low and unlikely to pose significant risk, is the conclusion of a review of nearly 200 publications. Extremely slow diffusion in the plastic matrix is identified as the limiting factor for...
A review of organophosphate FRs in indoor dust in China suggests that they do not pose a direct health risk. The review aims to include all relevant data on OPFRs. 618 publications were identified, screened down to cover 41 sampling locations. OPFR levels were highest...