Transport and fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the Baltic and Arctic regions

In the last decades, concern has been raised regarding the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) due to its increased environmental occurrence and its possible toxicological impact in humans and wildlife. As a result, two of the commercial PBDE products have recently been banned within the E...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers 2004
Subjects:
Viro
Arktis
Latvia
Baltia
ympäristö
Liettua
Estland
Letland
Baltikum
Miljø
Litauen
Eistland
Norðurskautið
Lettland
Eystrasaltsríkin
Umhverfi
Litháen
Arctic
Arktis*
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-629
https://doi.org/10.6027/TN2004-554
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Summary:In the last decades, concern has been raised regarding the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) due to its increased environmental occurrence and its possible toxicological impact in humans and wildlife. As a result, two of the commercial PBDE products have recently been banned within the EU, while the use of the third product (DecaBDE) is still approved. A dynamic, fugacity-based, regional multimedia fate and transport model (POPCYCLING-Baltic) has been used to assess the historical behaviour and the potential future fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), exemplifying different emission scenarios following the introduction of restricting measures. The past, current and future consumption and emission of PBDEs were estimated, and the environmental fate of individual compounds was modelled. The possible impact on the Arctic region is also discussed. Uncertainties in the estimates and data gaps were identified.

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