title: [A novel class of environmental contaminants: hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs)].
abstract: As a novel class of organic pollutants, OH-PBDEs are becoming a new research topic. Recently, OH-PBDEs correlated with their bioaccumulation and toxic effects have been found in various environmental matrices. This paper reviews recent researches about the source, determination, exposure level, toxicological effects and transformation pathways of OH-PBDEs. Furthermore, the recommendations for further research about OH-PBDEs are also proposed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China. zhangchang@hnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lang-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Guang-Ming
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification / Q000633:toxicity*; D006900:Hydroxylation
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers