“…Such equipment will continue to reach end-of-life and enter the waste value chain for years to come. The recycling of WEEE plastics containing these chemicals, as is currently reported as widespread for PBDEs under the EU POPs regulation (UNEP, 2010), will contribute to further spread of the chemicals, and may be a source also to human exposure if waste streams are not kept under tight control (Samsonek and Puype, 2013). Moreover, novel chemicals with potential hazardous properties are continuously placed on the market and are gradually replacing known hazardous substances (see EPA, 2014).…”