United nations sc

ECB, European Chemicals Bureau (2002). European Union Risk Assessment Report: Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether. 1st priority list, Volume 17, Luxemburg: European Communities.

ECHA, European Chemicals Agency, (2013a). Draft background document for Bis(pentabromophenyl)ether (decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE). Document developed in the context of ECHA’s fifth Recommendation for the inclusion of substances in Annex XIV. 24 June 2013

ECHA, European Chemicals Agency (2013b). ECHA dissemination portal. [Online] Available at: http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/information-on-chemicals/registered-substances

[Accessed 12 November 2013].

ECHA European Chemicals Agency (2012a). Support Document Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether [decabromodiphenyl ether] (Member State Committee, 29 November 2012).

ECHA, European Chemicals Agency (2012b). Agreement of the member state committee On the identification of bis(pentabromophenyl) ether [decabromodiphenyl ether], (Member State Committee, 29 November 2012).

ECHA, European Chemicals Agency (2012c). Annex XV dossier. Proposal for Identification of a PBT/vPvB Substance. Bis(pentabromophenyl)ether (decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE). July 2012final. Submitted by the United Kingdom, August 2012. http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13638/SVHC_AXVREP_pub_EC_

214_604_9_decabromodiphenylether_en.pdf

ECHA (2012d) – “Responses to comments” documents. Document compiled by UK from the commenting period 03/09/2012 - 18/102012 on the proposal to identify the substance Bis(pentabromophenyl)ether [decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE] as a Substance of Very High Concern. http://echa.europa.eu/identification-of-svhc/-/substance/2403/search/+/del/20/col/ADOPTIONDATEMSCA_A/type/desc/pre/2/view

EFSA, European Food Safety Authority Panel(2011). European Food Safety Authority Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM). Scientific Opinion on Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Food. EFSA Journal, 9 (5), 2156. doi.10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2156. Available online: http.//www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2156.pdf

El Dareer, S. M., J. R. Kalin, K. F. Tillery and D. L. Hill (1987). Disposition of decabromobiphenyl ether in rats dosed intravenously or by feeding. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 22: 405-415.

Eljarrat E, Marsh G, Labandeira A, Barcelo D, (2008). Effect of sewage sludges contaminated with polybrominated diphenylethers on agricultural soils. Chemosphere 71: 1079–1086

Eljarrat E, Labandeira A, Marsh G, Raldua D, Barcelo´ D (2007). Decabrominated diphenyl ether in river fish and sediment samples collected downstream an industrial park. Chemosphere 69: 1278–1286

Eljarrat, E., de la Cal, A., Lazzazabal, D., Fabrellas, B., Fernandez-Alba, A. R., Borrull, F., Marce, R. M. and Barcelo, D. (2005). “Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls in coastal sediments from Spain.” Environmental Pollution, 136, 493-501.

Eljarrat, E., de la Cal, A., Raldua, D., Duran, C. and Barcelo, D. (2004). “Occurrence and bioavailability of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in sediment and fish from the Cinca River, a Tributary of the Ebro River (Spain).” Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 2603-2608.

Eriksson J, Green N, Marsh G, Bergman A (2004). Photochemical decomposition of 15 polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners in methanol/water. Environ Sci Technol.38(11):3119-25

Eriksson, P., E. Jakobsson and A. Fredriksson (2001). Brominated flame retardants: A novel class of developmental neurotoxicants in our environment? Environmental Health Perspectives. 109: 903-908.

Ernest, S. R., M. G. Wade, C. Lalancette, Y. Q. Ma, R. G. Berger, B. Robaire and B. F. Hales (2012). "Effects of chronic exposure to an environmentally relevant mixture of brominated flame retardants on the reproductive and thyroid system in adult male rats." Toxicol Sci 127(2): 496-507.

Eskenazi, B., J. Chevrier, S. A. Rauch, K. Kogut, K. G. Harley, C. Johnson, C. Trujillo, A. Sjödin and A. Bradman (2013). "In utero and childhood polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposures and neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS study." Environmental health perspectives 121: 257-262.

Feng M, Li Y, Qu R, Wang L, Wang Z (2013a). Oxidative stress biomarkers in freshwater fish Carassius auratus exposed to decabromodiphenyl ether and ethane, or their mixture. Ecotoxicology; 22(7):1101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10646-013-1097-2.

Feng M, Qu R, Wang C, Wang L, Wang Z (2013b). Comparative antioxidant status in freshwater fish Carassius auratus exposed to six current-use brominated flame retardants: a combined experimental and theoretical study. Aquat Toxicol; 140–141: 314–23.

Feng C, Xu Y, Zhao G, Zha J, Wu F, Wang Z. (2012). Relationship between BDE 209 metabolites and thyroid hormone levels in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquatic Toxicology 122–123:28-35.

Feng C, Xu Y, He Y, Luo Q, Zha J, Wang Z (2010). Debrominated and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ether metabolites in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether. J Environ Sci (China). 22(9):1425-34.

Fischer, C., A. Fredriksson and P. Eriksson (2008a). "Coexposure of neonatal mice to a flame retardant PBDE 99 (2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether) and methyl mercury enhances developmental neurotoxic defects." Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 101: 275-285.

Fischer, C., A. Fredriksson and P. Eriksson (2008b). "Neonatal co-exposure to low doses of an ortho-PCB (PCB 153) and methyl mercury exacerbate defective developmental neurobehavior in mice." Toxicology 244: 157-165.

Fischer D, Hooper K, Athanasiadou M, Athanassiadis I, Bergman A. (2006). Children show highest levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a California family of four: A case study. Environ Health Perspect 114(10):1581-1584.

Fliedner A, Heinz Rüdel, Heinrich Jürling, Josef Müller, Frank Neugebauer and Christa Schröter-Kermani (2012). Levels and trends of industrial chemicals (PCBs, PFCs, PBDEs) in archived herring gull eggs from German coastal regions. Environmental Sciences Europe, 24:7

Fowles, J. and D. Morgott (2013). Infant/toddler health risks from exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) in car seats and automotive upholstery. Christchurch, New Zealand, Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Ltd. Report FW13051: 78pp

Frederiksen M, Vorkamp K, Thomsen M, Knudsen LE (2009a). Human internal and external exposure to PBDEs - a review of levels and sources. Int J Hyg Environ Health; 212:109-134.

Frederiksen M, Thomsen M, Vorkamp K, Knudsen LE (2009b). Patterns and concentration levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in placental tissue of women in Denmark. Chemosphere;76:1464–1469.

Fromme H, Korner W, Shahin N, Wanner A, Albrecht M, Boehmer S, Parlar H, Mayer R, Liebl B and Bolte G (2009). Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), as evidenced by data from a duplicate diet study, indoor air, house dust, and biomonitoring in Germany. Environ Int; 35:11251135.

Frouin H, Dangerfield N, Macdonald RW, Galbraith M, Crewe N, Shaw P, (2013). Partitioning and bioaccumulation of PCBs and PBDEs in marine plankton from the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Prog Oceanogr 115(SI):65-75.

Fujimoto, H., G. H. Woo, K. Inoue, M. Takahashi, M. Hirose, A. Nishikawa and M. Shibutani (2011). "Impaired oligodendroglial development by decabromodiphenyl ether in rat offspring after maternal exposure from mid-gestation through lactation." Reprod Toxicol 31(1): 86-94.

Fängström B, Hovander L, Bignert A, Athanassiadis I, Linderholm L, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Bergman A (2005a). Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlonnated biphenyls, and polychlorobiphenylols in serum from pregnant Faroese women and their children 7 years later. Environ Sci Technol.;39:9457-9463.

Fängstrom B, Athanasiadou M, Athanassiadis I, Bignert A, Grandjean P, Weihe P, (2005b). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and traditional organochlorine pollutants in fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) from the Faroe Islands. Chemosphere; 60:836–43.

Ganser, Lisa Rania, "Anatomy and Function of the African Clawed Frog Vocal System is Altered by the Brominated Flame Retardant, PBDE-209" (2009). Open Access Dissertations. Paper 245. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations

Gao S, Hong J, Yu Z, Wang J, Yang G, Sheng G, Fu J (2011). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in surface soils from e-waste recycling areas and industrial areas in South China: concentration levels, congener profile, and inventory. Environ Toxicol Chem. 30(12):2688-96

Gao F, Luo XJ, Yang ZF, Wang XM, Mai BX. (2009). Brominated Flame Retardants, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Organochlorine Pesticides in Bird Eggs from the Yellow River Delta, North China. Environ Sci Technol 43(18):6956-6962.

Garcia-Reyero N , Escalon BL, Prats E, Stanley JK, Thienpont B, Melby NL, Barón E, Eljarrat E, Barceló D, Jordi Mestres e, Patrick J. Babin, Perkins E J, Raldúa D (2014). "Effects of BDE-209 contaminated sediments on zebrafish development and potential implications to human health." Environ Int 5: 216-223.

Gascon, M., M. Fort, D. Martinez, A. E. Carsin, J. Forns, J. O. Grimalt, L. Santa Marina, N. Lertxundi, J. Sunyer and M. Vrijheid (2012). "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in breast milk and neuropsychological development in infants." Environ Health Perspect 120(12): 1760-1765.

Gascon, M., M. Vrijheid, D. Martinez, J. Forns, J. O. Grimalt, M. Torrent and J. Sunyer (2011). "Effects of pre and postnatal exposure to low levels of polybromodiphenyl ethers on neurodevelopment and thyroid hormone levels at 4 years of age." Environ Int 37: 605-611.

Gauthier LT, Hebert CE, Weseloh DVC, Letcher RJ. (2008). Dramatic changes in the temporal trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in herring gull eggs from the Laurentian Great Lakes: 1982-2006. Environ Sci Technol 42(5):1524-1530.

Gaylor MO, Mears GL, Harvey E, La Guardia MJ, Hale RC (2014). Polybrominated diphenyl ether accumulation in an agricultural soil ecosystem receiving wastewater sludge amendments. Environ Sci Technol. 48(12):7034-43.

Gentes ML, Robert J. Letcher RJ, Caron-Beaudoin E, Jonathan Verreault J (2012). Novel Flame Retardants in Urban-Feeding Ring-Billed Gulls from the St. Lawrence River, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol., 46, 9735−9744

Gerecke AC, Giger W, Hartmann PC, Heeb NV, Kohler H-P E, Schmid P, Zennegg M, Kohler M (2006). Anaerobic degradation of brominated flame retardants in sewage sludge. Chemosphere, 64, 311317.

Gerecke AC, Hartmann PC, Heeb NV, Kohler H-P E , Giger W, Schmid P, Zennegg M, Kohler M (2005). Anaerobic degradation of decabromodiphenyl ether. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 1078-1083.

Gilbert, M. E., J. Rovet, Z. Chen and N. Koibuchi (2012). "Developmental thyroid hormone disruption: prevalence, environmental contaminants and neurodevelopmental consequences." Neurotoxicology 33: 842-852.

Gilchrist TT, Letcher RJ, Thomas P, Fernie KJ (2014). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and multiple stressors influence the reproduction of free-ranging tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting at wastewater treatment plants.Sci Total Environ. 472:63-71.

Gómara B, Herrero L, Pacepavicius G, Ohta S, Alaee M, González MJ (2011). Occurrence of co-planar polybrominated/chlorinated biphenyls (PXBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in breast milk of women from Spain. Chemosphere;83:799–805.

Gómara, B., L. Herrero, J. J. Ramos, J. R. Mateo, M. A. Fernández, J. F. García and M. J. González (2007). Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human umbilical cord serum, paternal serum, maternal serum, placentas, and breast milk from Madrid population, Spain. Environmental Science and Technology 41: 6961-6968.

Goodman, J. E. (2009). "Neurodevelopmental effects of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and implications for the reference dose." Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 54(1): 91-104.Goutte A, Chevreuil M, Alliot F, Chastel O, Cherel Y, Eléaume M, 2013. Persistent organic pollutants in benthic and pelagic organisms off Adélie Land, Antarctica. Mar Pollut Bull 77(1–2):82-89.

Gregoraszczuk EŁ, Rak A, Kawalec K, Ropstad E (2008). Steroid secretion following exposure of ovarian follicular cells to single congeners and defined mixture of polybrominateddibenzoethers (PBDEs), p,p'-DDT and its metabolite p,p'-DDE. Toxicol Lett 178(2): 103-9. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.02.011.

Hakk, H., Larsen G, Bergman Å, Örn U (2002). "Binding of brominated diphenyl ethers to male rat carrier proteins." Xenobiotica 32(12): 1079-1091.

Hale, R. C., M. J. La Guardia, E. Harvey, D. Chen, T. M. Mainor, D. R. Luellen, and L. S. Hundal. (2012). Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in U.S. Sewage Sludges and Biosolids: Temporal and Geographical Trends and Uptake by Corn Following Land Application. Environmental Science & Technology 46:2055-2063.

Hale RC, Kim SL (2008). "Antarctic research bases: local sources of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants." Environ Sci Technol 42(5): 1452-1457.

Hale RC, Alace M, Manchester-Neesvig JB, Stapleton HM, Ikonomou MG (2003). Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in the North American environment. Environ. Int. 29: 771–779.

Hallgren, S. and P. O. Darnerud (2002). "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in rats-testing interactions and mechanisms for thyroid hormone effects." Toxicology 177: 227-243.

Hamers, T., J. H. Kamstra, E. Sonneveld, A. J. Murk, M. H. a. Kester, P. L. Andersson, J. Legler and A. Brouwer (2006). "In vitro profiling of the endocrine-disrupting potency of brominated flame retardants." Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 92: 157-173.

Hamm S, Strikkeling M, Ranken PF, Rothenbacher KP (2001).Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and PBDD/Fs during the recycling of high impact polystyrene containing decabromodiphenyl ether and antimony oxide. Chemosphere 44(6):1353-60

Hardy, M. L., M. Banasik and T. Stedeford (2009). "Toxicology and human health assessment of decabromodiphenyl ether BDE-209 human health assessment " Critical Reviews in Toxicology 39: 144.

Hardy, M. and T. Stedeford (2008). "Developmental neurotoxicity: when research succeeds through inappropriate statistics." Neurotoxicology 29(3): 476.

Hardy, M. L., R. Schroeder, J. Biesemeier and O. Manor (2002). "Prenatal oral (gavage) developmental toxicity study of decabromodiphenyl oxide in rats." Int J Toxicol 21(2): 83-91.

Harley, K. G., J. Chevrier, R. Aguilar Schall, A. Sjödin, A. Bradman and B. Eskenazi (2011). "Association of prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and infant birth weight." American journal of epidemiology 174: 885-892.

Harrad S, de Wit CA, Abdallah MA, Bergh C, Bjorklund JA, Covaci A, et al (2010). Indoor contamination with hexabromocyclododecanes, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and perfluoroalkyl compounds: an important exposure pathway for people? Environ Sci Technol 44:3221-3231.

He S, Li M, Jin J, Wang Y, Bu Y, Xu M et al (2013). Concentrations and trends of halogenated flame retardants in the pooled serum of residents of Laizhou bay, China. Environ Toxicol Chem 32:12421247.

He MJ, Luo XJ, Chen MY, Sun YX, Chen SJ, Mai BX. (2012). Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and decabromodiphenyl ethane in fish from a river system in a highly industrialized area, South China. Sci Total Environ 419: 109-115.

He J, Yang D, (2011). Chronic zebrafish low dose decabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE-209) exposure affected parental gonad development and locomotion in F1 offspring. Ecotoxicology 20(8): 1813-1822.

He P, Wang AG, Xia T, Gao P, Niu Q, Guo LJ, Xu BY, Chen XM (2009). "Mechanism of the neurotoxic effect of PBDE-47 and interaction of PBDE-47 and PCB153 in enhancing toxicity in SHSY5Y cells." Neurotoxicology 30: 10-15.

Hendriks HS, van Kleef RG, Westerink RH (2012). Modulation of human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by brominated and halogen-free flame retardants as a measure for in vitro neurotoxicity. Toxicol Lett. 213(2):266-74.

HCA, Health Canada. Human (2012). Health - State of the science report on decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE). Ottawa, Canada.

HCA, Health Canada (2006). State of the Science Report for a Screening Health Assessment Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)[Tetra-, Penta-, Hexa-, Hepta-, Octa-,Nona- and Deca- Congeners][CAS Nos. 40088-47-9, 32534-81-9, 36483-60-0,68928-80-3, 32536-52-0, 63936-56-1, 1163-19-5]. 39.

Herbstman, J. B., A. Sjödin, B. J. Apelberg, F. R. Witter, R. U. Haiden, D. G. Patterson Jr., S. R. Panny, L. L. Needham and L. R. Goldman (2008). Birth delivery mode modifies the associations between prenatal polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and neonatal thyroid hormone levels. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116: 1376-1382.

Heredia, L., M. Torrente, M. T. Colomina and J. L. Domingo (2012). "Behavioral effects of oral subacute exposure to BDE-209 in young adult mice: a preliminary study." Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 50: 707-712.

Hermanson, M. H., E. Isaksson, (2010). "Deposition history of brominated flame retardant compounds in an ice core from Holtedahlfonna, Svalbard, Norway." Environ Sci Technol 44(19): 7405-7410.

Hoffman, K., M. Adgent, B. D. Goldman, A. Sjödin and J. L. Daniels (2012). "Lactational Exposure to Polybrominated

Diphenyl Ethers and Its Relation to Social and Emotional Development among Toddlers." 1438: 14381442.

Holden A, Park JS, Chu V, Kim M, Choi G, Shi Y, Chin,T, Chun C, Linthicum J, Walton BJ, Hooper K, (2009). Unusual hepta- and octa-brominated diphenyl ethers and nona-brominated diphenyl ether profile in California, USA, peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus): More evidence for brominated diphenyl ether-209 debromination. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28 (9), 1906-11.

Holma-Suutari, P. Ruokojärvi, S. Laaksonen, H.Kiviranta,M.Nieminen,M. Viluksela, A (2014). Hallikainen. Persistent organic pollutant levels in semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.), feed, lichen, blood, milk, placenta, foetus and calf. Science of the Total Environment 476477: 125–135

Hong SK, Sohn KH, Kim IY, Lee JK, Ju JH, Kim JH, Lim CH, Han BS, Jung HC, Lee JY, Park KL (2010). Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Orally Administration to Mice Were Tansferred to Offspring during Gestation and Lactation with Disruptions on the Immune System. Immune Netw. 2010 10(2):6474.

Hooper MJ, Ankley GT, Cristol DA, Maryoung LA, Noyes PD, Pinkerton KE. Interactions between chemical and climate stressors: a role for mechanistic toxicology in assessing climate change risks. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2013 Jan (1):32-48.

Hu XZ, Xu Y, Hu DC, Hui Y, Yang FX. (2007). Apoptosis induction on human hepatoma cells Hep G2 of decabrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE 209). Toxicol Lett 171:19–28.

Hua, I., Kang, N., Jafvert, C.T. and Fabrega-Duque, J.R., (2003). Heterogeneous photochemical reactions of decabromodiphenyl ether. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22 (4), 798–804.

Huang, F., S. Wen, J. Li, Y. Zhong, Y. Zhao and Y. Wu (2014). "The human body burden of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their relationships with thyroid hormones in the general population in Northern China." The Science of the total environment 466-467: 609-615.

Huang, H., Zhang, S., Wang, S. & Lv, J., (2013). In vitro biotransformation of PBDEs by root crude enzyme extracts: Potential role of nitrate reductase (NaR) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in their debromination. Chemosphere, 90(6), pp.1885–1892.

Huang, H., S. Zhang, P. Christie, S. Wang, and M. Xie. (2010a). Behavior of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in the soil-plant system: uptake, translocation, and metabolism in plants and dissipation in soil. Environmental Science & Technology 44:663.

Huang SC, Giordano G, Costa LG (2010b). "Comparative cytotoxicity and intracellular accumulation of five polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners in mouse cerebellar granule neurons." Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 114: 124-132.

Hughes, M. F., B. C. Edwards, C. T. Mitchell and B. Bhooshan (2001). "In vitro dermal absorption of flame retardant chemicals." Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 39: 1263-1270.

Hung H, Kallenborn R, Breivik K, Su Y, Brorström-Lundén E, Olafsdottir K,Thorlacius JM, Leppänen S, Bossi R, Skov H, Manø S, Patton GW, Stern G, Sverko E,Fellin P (2010). Atmospheric monitoring of organic pollutants in the Arctic under theArctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP): 1993-2006. Sci Total Environ. 408(15): 2854-73.

Hussey NE, Macneil MA, McMeans BC, Olin JA, Dudley SF, Cliff G, Wintner SP, Fennessy ST, Fisk AT. Rescaling the trophic structure of marine food webs. Ecol Lett. 2014 Feb;17(2):239-50. doi: 10.1111/ele.12226.

Huwe JK, Hakk H, Smith DJ, Diliberto JJ, Richardson V, Stapleton HM, Birnbaum LS (2008). Comparative absorption and bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers following ingestion via dust and oil in male rats. Environ Sci Technol. 42(7):2694-700.

Huwe, J. K. and D. J. Smith. 2007. Accumulation, whole-body depletion, and debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether in male sprague-dawley rats following dietary exposure. Environmental Science & Technology 41:2371-2377.

Ibhazehiebo, K., T. Iwasaki, J. Kimura-Kuroda, W. Miyazaki, N. Shimokawa and N. Koibuchi (2011). "Disruption of thyroid hormone receptor-mediated transcription and thyroid hormone-induced Purkinje cell dendrite arborization by polybrominated diphenyl ethers." Environmental health perspectives 119: 168-175.

IPCC, Intergovernmental Panle on Climate Change (2007). IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4): Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 996 pp. Available at: http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/assessments-reports.htm.ISO, 2005. Soil quality-avoidance test for testing the quality of soils and toxicity of chemicals-test with earthworms (Eisenia andrei). International Organization for Standardization, Geneve.

Jafvert C,HuaI.(2001a). Photochemical Reactions of Decabromodiphenyl Oxide and 2,2’,4,4’-Tetrabromodiphenyl Oxide. Final Report. School of Civil Engineering, PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A

Jafvert, C. and Hua, I., 2001b. Letter to Wendy Sherman, American Chemical Council Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel, 20 October 2001.

Jakobsson K, Fang J, Athanasiadou M, Rignell-Hydbom A, Bergman Å (2012). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in maternal serum, umbilical cord serum, colostrum and mature breast milk. Insights from a pilot study and the literature. Environ Int 47:121-130.

Jakobsson, K., Thuresson, K., Höglund, P., Sjödin, A., & Hagmar, L. (2003). A summary of exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ethers ( PBDEs ) in Swedish workers , and determination of half-lives of PBDEs. 61, 17-20.

Jakobsson K, Thuresson K, Rylander L, Sjödin A, Hagmar L, Bergman Å, (2002). Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and tetrabromobisphenol A among computer technicians. Chemosphere 46:709–716.

Jaspers VLB, Covaci A, Voorspoels S, Dauwe T, Eens M, Schepens P (2006). Brominated flame retardants and organochlorine pollutants in aquatic and terrestrial predatory birds of Belgium. Levels, patterns, tissue distribution and condition factors. Environ Pollut139:340–52.