OCCURRENCE OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDEs) IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF AN URBAN ARTIFICIAL LAKE IN BRAZIL
Fernando Sodré,
Daniel Luiz Annunciação,
Fernanda Almeida
Abstract:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent flame retardants widely used in everyday materials, with the potential to leach out and contaminate indoors and receiving waters. Despite their well-documented ecological risks, there has been limited reporting on PBDE levels in sediments from Brazilian freshwaters, motivating the monitoring of sediments from Paranoá Lake, in the Brazilian capital. After sampling, extraction, and analysis of congeners BDE-28, -47, -66, -85, -99, -100, -138, -153, and -154 b… Show more
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