Flame Retardants and Organophosphate Esters in Environmental and Human Health
This community investigates the environmental occurrence, human exposure, and toxicological risks of flame retardants and organophosphate esters, primarily within indoor environments and consumer products.
The research focuses heavily on polybrominated diphenyl ethers and organophosphate flame retardants, analyzing their presence in indoor dust, printed circuit boards, and e-waste. A significant portion of the work involves risk assessment and health impact studies, utilizing mass spectrometry and gas chromatography to detect these compounds in human blood, urine, and breast milk. The community also examines the distribution of these persistent organic pollutants in various matrices, including food, water, and biological tissues, while evaluating their potential to disrupt thyroid function and cause neurotoxicity.
The largest share of the community's output is found in phosphorus research, accounting for 0.8% of all phosphorus research, and 2,496 papers here. Bromine research follows with a 1.0% share and 997 papers.
The community comprises 13,765 papers, published most frequently in Chemosphere, The Science of The Total Environment, and Environmental Science & Technology.
Recent work continues to examine the developmental neurotoxicity of organophosphate flame retardants and the occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls in dairy products, alongside studies on thyroid hormone disruption by tetrabromobisphenol A.