PMID- 26453821
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160623
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1873-6750 (Electronic)
IS  - 0160-4120 (Linking)
VI  - 85
DP  - 2015 Dec
TI  - Review on the occurrence and profiles of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the 
      Philippines.
PG  - 314-26
LID - S0160-4120(15)30047-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.envint.2015.09.006 [doi]
AB  - The environmental occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) has been a 
      subject of concern for the past decade because they are persistent, 
      bioaccumulative, and toxic. These compounds have been listed as persistent 
      organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention and are expected to 
      disperse in the global environment even after their use and production. While the 
      occurrence of PBDEs has been well characterized in environmental and biological 
      samples from North America, Europe, and some Asian countries (i.e. China, Japan, 
      and Korea), there is a scarcity of available data in developing Asian countries, 
      such as the Philippines. Examination of PBDE contamination in the Philippine 
      environment is particularly important because regulations have only recently been 
      implemented on the production and use of PBDEs in this country. Additionally, the 
      Philippines receives e-waste from Western countries, which is becoming a major 
      source of organic contaminants in the tropical Asian regions. Ultimately, the 
      Philippines may be a hot spot for contributing to on-going global PBDE pollution 
      due to long-range atmospheric transport. This paper presents a review of the 
      available literature on PBDEs in both environmental and biological samples 
      collected from the Philippines. It is also intended to provide an overview on the 
      levels and congener profiles of PBDEs in samples from the Philippines and to 
      compare these data with other Asian countries. New data are presented on PBDE 
      occurrence and congener profiles in fish commonly consumed by Filipinos and in 
      particulate matter samples collected in Metro Manila, the capital of the 
      Philippines. Both studies contribute to the available knowledge of PBDEs in the 
      Philippines. We aim to stress the importance of future studies in countries 
      receiving e-wastes, such as the Philippines, and suggest what future directions 
      might be taken to enhance the available data on the presence of PBDEs in the 
      Philippine environment.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Mackintosh, Susan A
AU  - Mackintosh SA
AD  - Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 
      Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. Electronic address: susie.mackintosh@gmail.com.
FAU - Wallace, Joshua S
AU  - Wallace JS
AD  - Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 
      Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. Electronic address: jswallac@buffalo.edu.
FAU - Gross, Michael S
AU  - Gross MS
AD  - Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 
      Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. Electronic address: msgross@buffalo.edu.
FAU - Navarro, Denise D
AU  - Navarro DD
AD  - Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines. 
      Electronic address: dmdnavarrow@gmail.com.
FAU - Perez-Fuentetaja, Alicia
AU  - Perez-Fuentetaja A
AD  - Department of Biology and Great Lakes Center, The State University of New York- 
      Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA. Electronic address: 
      perezfa@buffalostate.edu.
FAU - Alaee, Mehran
AU  - Alaee M
AD  - Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division, Water Science and Technology 
      Directorate, Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada. Electronic 
      address: mehran.alaee@ec.gc.ca.
FAU - Montecastro, Doris
AU  - Montecastro D
AD  - Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines. 
      Electronic address: dbmontecastro@addu.edu.ph.
FAU - Aga, Diana S
AU  - Aga DS
AD  - Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 
      Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. Electronic address: dianaaga@buffalo.edu.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
DEP - 20151030
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Int
JT  - Environment international
JID - 7807270
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Flame Retardants)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Particulate Matter)
RN  - N80BQ29A0H (decabromobiphenyl ether)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Electronic Waste/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Fishes
MH  - Flame Retardants/*analysis
MH  - Food Contamination/analysis
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/*analysis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Milk, Human/chemistry
MH  - Particulate Matter/*analysis
MH  - Philippines
MH  - Seafood/analysis
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Electronic wastes, Market fish, and Brominated flame retardants
OT  - Particulate matter
OT  - Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
EDAT- 2015/10/11 06:00
MHDA- 2016/06/24 06:00
CRDT- 2015/10/11 06:00
PHST- 2015/05/05 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/08/31 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/09/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/10/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/10/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/06/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0160-4120(15)30047-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envint.2015.09.006 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Int. 2015 Dec;85:314-26. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Oct 
      30.