Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR) in the Nordic Environment

The present report describe the results of screening analyses of the occurrence of ”new” brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in environmental samples from the Nordic countries. The aim of the screening was to establish whether, and if then to what extent, the non-polybrominated diphenyl eters BFRs ar...

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Main Authors: Schlabach, Martin, Remberger, Mikael, Brorström-Lundén, Eva, Norström, Karin, Kaj, Lennart, Andersson, Hanna, Herzke, Dorte, Borgen, Anders, Harju, Mikael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers 2011
Subjects:
meriympäristö
kemikaalit
ympäristö
Havmiljø
Kemikalier
Miljø
Umhverfi sjávar
Efni
Umhverfi
Kjemikalier
Faroe Islands
Iceland
National Environmental Research Institute
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-804
https://doi.org/10.6027/TN2011-528
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Summary:The present report describe the results of screening analyses of the occurrence of ”new” brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in environmental samples from the Nordic countries. The aim of the screening was to establish whether, and if then to what extent, the non-polybrominated diphenyl eters BFRs are present at detectable levels in the environment. If the substances subjected for screening are found in amounts which are potentially harmful for the environment this will be followed up on national level. The Nordic screening project is run by a project group with representatives from the National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus Denmark, the Finnish Environment Institute, the Environment and Food Agency of Iceland, the Environment Agency of the Faroe Islands, the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The project is supported by the Nordic Chemicals Group and the Aquatic Ecosystems Group as well as the participating institutions. The chemical analyses have been carried out jointly by the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) and the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL).

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