Do flame retardants threaten ocean life?

Jacob de Boer (), Peter G. Wester, Hans J. C. Klamer, Wilma E. Lewis and Jan P. Boon
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Jacob de Boer: DLO-Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research
Peter G. Wester: DLO-Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research
Hans J. C. Klamer: National Institute of Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ
Wilma E. Lewis: Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Jan P. Boon: Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)

Nature, 1998, vol. 394, issue 6688, 28-29

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 1998
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