Do flame retardants threaten ocean life?
| Autor: | Jan P. Boon, Wilma E. Lewis, Jacob de Boer, Hans J. C. Klamer, P.G. Wester |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Seals Earless Dolphins Polybrominated Biphenyls Deep sea Modern life Electronic equipment chemistry.chemical_compound Polybrominated diphenyl ethers Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers Animals Water Pollutants Flame Retardants Multidisciplinary Mutagenicity Tests Phenyl Ethers Fishes Whales Pentabromodiphenyl ether Deep water Hydrocarbons Brominated chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental science |
| Zdroj: | Nature. 394(6688) |
| ISSN: | 0028-0836 |
| Popis: | Brominated flame retardants are important in modern life. They are used at relatively high concentrations in electronic equipment such as computers and television sets, in textiles, cars and in many other applications. Here we show that two groups of these flame retardants, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are present in sperm whales, which normally stay and feed in deep water, indicating that these compounds have reached deep ocean waters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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