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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 87, Issue 15, Pages 1095-1109Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03067310701451178
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brominated flame retardants; GPC; GC; MS; LC-MS-MS; arctic biota; PLE
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The brominated flame retardants hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)are high-production-volume chemicals. In recent years, their presence has been reported in sediment and biota from the marine environment. In this study, an analytical method was developed for the simultaneous determination of HBCD, TBBPA, and the possible metabolite dimethyl-TBBPA. The method was applied in a preliminary screening of egg, liver, and adipose tissue of marine biota from Greenland and the Faroe Islands. alpha-HBCD was detected in 35 of 36 analysed samples from the Arctic, indicating a ubiquitous presence of alpha-HBCD in the environment. beta- and alpha-HBCD were found in 10 and 14 samples, respectively. TBBPA and dimethyl-TBBPA were not detected in any of the samples indicating limited or no transport of these compounds to remote areas.
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