Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 144, Issue -, Pages 2401-2407Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.017
Keywords
Flame retardants; Physical-chemical properties; EPI suite; Absolv; SPARC; POP screening; OCED P-OV and LRTP screening tool; Long range transport potential; Chemical persistence
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [124042-12]
- University of Toronto, Department of Earth Sciences
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In the wake of the listing by the Stockholm Convention of PBDEs, an increasing number of novel flame retardants (NFRs) are being used in products. The properties that make for desirable flame retardants can also lead to negative health effects, long environmental residence times and an affinity for organic matrices. While NFRs are currently in use, little information is available regarding their physical-chemical properties and environmental fate. In this study, 94 halogenated and organophosphate NERs were evaluated for their persistence and long-range transport potential. Physical-chemical properties (namely liquid sub-cooled vapor pressure P-l and solubility S-l, air-water (K-AW), octanol-water (K-OW), and octanol-air (K-OA) partition coefficients) of the NFRs were predicted using three chemical property estimation tools: EPI Suite, SPARC and Absolv. Physical-chemical properties predicted using these tools were generally within 10(2)-10(3) for compounds with molecular weight < 800 g/mol. Estimated physical-chemical properties of compounds with >800 g/mol, and/or the presence of a heteroatom and/or a polar functional group could deviate by up to 10(12). According to the OECD P-OV and LRTP Screening Tool, up to 40% of the NFRs have a persistence and/or long range transport potential of medium to high level of concern and up to 60% have persistence and or long range transport potential similar to the PBDEs they are replacing. Long range transport potential could be underestimated by the OECD model since the model under-predicts long range transport potential of some organophosphate compounds. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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