Simultaneous Method for Selected PBDEs and HBCDDs in Foodstuffs Using Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

ABSTRACT: Flame retardants are added to consumer products to retard the ignition of combustible materials. Technical mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) were massively used for several decades. They are bioaccumulative, persistent, and have adverse effects on organisms. Recognised as persistent organic pollutants, they are banned almost worldwide. Food is the principal source of human exposure. Yet, no maximum residue limits for food have been established in the EU. Nevertheless, monitoring of specific congeners is recommended. Simultaneous analysis of HBCDDs and PBDEs is rarely encountered, especially including BDE-209, as this thermally unstable congener is particularly challenging for analysis. We have developed a method for the simultaneous deter

SUBMITTER: Lipicar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9862769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature