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Posted on 02/11/2017 in News 32 2017
DOPO shows lower fish toxicity than legacy FRs

Toxicity to fish embryos was compared between two halogenated legacy FRs (TDCPP, TBBPA) and the next generation PIN FR DOPO (9,10-Dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide). DOPO showed lower toxicity to zebra fish embryos (96h) both when single chemicals were tested and when mixtures were tested. The authors conclude that these results suggest that DOPO is a suitable substitute for halogenated FRs.

 

“Acute mixture toxicity of halogenated chemicals and their next generation counterparts on zebrafish embryos”, A. Godfrey et al., Chemosphere 181 (2017) 710e712 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.146 
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