title: Dust measurement of two organophosphorus flame retardants, resorcinol bis(diphenylphosphate) (RBDPP) and bisphenol A bis(diphenylphosphate) (BPA-BDPP), used as alternatives for BDE-209.
abstract: Resorcinol bis(diphenylphosphate) (RBDPP) and bisphenol A bis(diphenylphosphate) (BPA-BDPP) are two halogen-free organophosphorus flame retardant (PFRs) that are used as an alternative for the decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE) technical mixture in TV/flatscreen housing and other electronic consumer products. In this study, dust samples were collected from various microenvironments in The Netherlands (houses, cars), Greece (houses), and Sweden (apartments, cars, furniture stores, electronics stores) and analyzed for RBDPP and BPA-BDPP. Additionally, the dust samples from The Netherlands were analyzed for decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) for comparison and for TPHP, which is a byproduct in the RBDPP and BPA-BDPP technical products. BPA-BDPP was detected in almost all dust samples from The Netherlands, Greece, and Sweden. Highest concentrations were found in dust samples collected on electronic equipment from all three countries with BPA-BDPP levels ranging from <0.1 to 1300 μg/g and RBDPP levels from <0.04 to 520 μg/g. RBDPP and BPA-BDPP levels in dust collected further away from the electronics (source) were usually lower. BDE-209 levels in The Netherlands dust samples collected on and around the electronics were similar and much lower than the BPA-BDPP/RBDPP levels, indicating that the electronics were not the source of BDE-209. Strong positive correlations were found between TPHP concentrations and those of RBDPP (r = 0.805) and BPA-BDPP (r = 0.924), probably due to TPHP being a byproduct in commercial RBDPP and BPA-BDPP mixtures in electronics. To our knowledge, this is the first time that RBDPP and BPA-BDPP were detected in dust samples from Europe.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University , De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sicco H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Brandsma
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sellström
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Wit
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: Pim E G
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Leonards
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005060:Europe; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012015:Reference Standards; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D004391:Dust; D005411:Flame Retardants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D010755:Organophosphates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010636:Phenols; D012118:Resorcinols; C000592166:bisphenol A bis(diphenylphosphate); D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds; C000592165:resorcinol bis(diphenylphosphate); C006780:bisphenol A; C010902:decabromobiphenyl ether; C031389:resorcinol