https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47672 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:21:16 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54317 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:03:22 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40072 500 kilotons of PBDEs still exist globally. Both ‘environmental persistence’ and ‘bioaccumulation tendencies’ are the hallmarks of PBDE toxicities; however, both these issues concerning household emissions of PBDEs have been least addressed theoretically or practically. Critical physiological functions, lipophilicity and toxicity, trophic transfer and tissue specificities are of utmost importance in the benefit/risk assessments of PBDEs. Since indoor debromination of deca-BDE often yields many products, a better understanding on their sorption propensity, environmental fate and human toxicities is critical in taking rigorous measures on the ever-growing global deca-BDE market. The data available in the literature on human toxicities of PBDEs have been validated following meta-analysis. In this direction, the intent of the present review was to provide a critical evaluation of the key aspects like compositional patterns/isomer ratios of PBDEs implicated in bioaccumulation, indoor PBDE emissions versus human exposure, secured technologies to deal with the toxic emissions, and human toxicity of PBDEs in relation to the number of bromine atoms. Finally, an emphasis has been made on the knowledge gaps and future research directions related to endurable flame retardants which could fit well into the benefit/risk strategy.]]> Thu 14 Jul 2022 13:53:13 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38825 Mon 14 Feb 2022 15:04:36 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51894 Fri 22 Sep 2023 09:22:31 AEST ]]>