Preliminary assesment of OPEs levels in atmospheric samples from Mendoza City, Argentina

RUGGERI, M. FLORENCIA; POMA, GIULIA; MALARVANNAN. GOVINDAN; COVACI, ADRIAN; PULIAFITO, S. ENRIQUE; ALTAMIRANO, JORGELINA

Gdansk

Simposio; 38th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, Dioxin 2018; 2018

University of Gdansk

Flame retardants (FRs) are synthetic chemicals used as additives in polymer consumer products for safety purposes to reduce their flammability. In addition, some of these chemicals, and mainly the non-chlorinated alkyl phosphates, are used as plasticizers (1,2. Brominated FRs have been extensively used, but due increasing evidence of their persistence in the environment and toxicity, theiruse and production have been banned almost worldwide. This has led to the use of alternative FRs, among which organophosphate esters (OPEs) are major category. However, knowledge about OPEs levels in the environment and health effects is still limited, especially in developing countries