State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
Sci Total Environ. 2016 Nov 1;569-570:1608-1617. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.062. Epub 2016 Jun 17.
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a high use brominated flame retardant (BFR), raising concerns of widespread pollution and harm to human and ecological health. BFR manufacturing, TBBPA-based product manufacturing, e-waste recycling, and wastewater treatment plants have been identified as the main emission point sources. This paper discusses the occurrence, distribution, and fate of TBBPA from source to the environment. After release to the environment, TBBPA may undergo adsorption, photolysis, and biological degradation. Exposure of humans and biota is also discussed along with the role of treatment and regulations in reducing release of TBBPA to the environment and exposure risks. In general this review found stronger enforcement of existing legislation, and investment in treatment of e-waste plastics and wastewater from emission point sources could be effective methods in reducing release and exposure of TBBPA in the environment.
四溴双酚 A（TBBPA）是一种高使用溴化阻燃剂（BFR），引起了人们对广泛污染和对人类及生态健康危害的关注。BFR 的制造、基于 TBBPA 的产品制造、电子废物回收和废水处理厂已被确定为主要的排放点源。本文讨论了 TBBPA 从源头到环境的发生、分布和命运。释放到环境中后，TBBPA 可能会经历吸附、光解和生物降解。还讨论了人类和生物群的暴露情况，以及处理和法规在减少 TBBPA 向环境释放和暴露风险方面的作用。总的来说，本综述发现，加强现有立法的执行力度，以及投资处理电子废物塑料和排放点源的废水，可能是减少 TBBPA 在环境中释放和暴露的有效方法。
