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dc.contributor.author | Brits, Martin![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | De Vos, Jayne![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Weiss, Jana M.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Rohwer, Egmont Richard![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | De Boer, Jacob![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-23T08:43:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-23T08:43:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | World-wide, the prevalence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) is well documented for routine analysis of environmental and biological matrices. There is, however, limited information on these compounds in the African environment and insufficient information on the analytical approaches used to obtain data. This paper presents a review on BFR levels in the African environment and the various analytical methodologies specifically applied in Africa for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls and alternative-BFRs. The analyses include liquid sample preparation using liquid-liquid and solid phase extraction and solid sample preparation involving Soxhlet extraction, with ultrasound-assisted extraction increasingly being applied. Instrumental detection techniques were limited to gas chromatography coupled with electron capture detector and electron impact ionisation with single quadrupole mass spectrometers. Information on congener profile prevalence in indoor dust, soil, aquatic environment (water, sediment, and aquatic organisms), eggs, wastewater treatment plant compartments, landfills (leachate and sediment) and breast milk are presented. Although PBDEs were inconsistently detected, contamination was reported for all investigated matrices in the African environment. The manifestation in remote regions indicates the ubiquitous prevalence and long-range transport of these compounds. Levels in sediment, and breast milk from some African countries were higher than reported for Asia and Europe. Due to limited data or non-detection of alternative-BFRs, it is unclear whether banned formulations were replaced in Africa. Most of the data reported for BFR levels in Africa were obtained in non-African laboratories or in South Africa and formed the basis for our discussion of reported contamination levels and related methodologies. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Chemistry | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | hj2019 | en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship | In part by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (VU University Amsterdam – NRF Desmond Tutu doctoral scholarship) (Grant number 94075). | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/chemosphere | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Brits, M., De Vos, J., Weiss, J.M. et al. 2016, 'Critical review of the analysis of brominated flame retardants and their environmental levels in Africa', Chemosphere, vol. 164, pp. 174-189. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0045-6535 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1879-2189 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.097 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68214 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2016 Elsevier. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Chemosphere. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Chemosphere, vol. 164, pp. 174-189, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.097. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Brominated flame retardant (BFR) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Africa | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Environmental levels | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Sample preparation | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Instrumental analysis | en_ZA |
dc.title | Critical review of the analysis of brominated flame retardants and their environmental levels in Africa | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |