Science Inventory

An Exposure Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) (Final Report)

Citation:

U.S. EPA. An Exposure Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) (Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-08/086F, 2010.

Impact/Purpose:

This final report addresses the exposure assessment needs identified in the OPBDE Workgroup project plan. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the exposure of Americans to this class of persistent organic pollutants. Individual chapters in this document address: the production, use, and lifecycle of PBDEs; environmental fate; environmental levels; and human exposure.

Description:

EPA announced the availability of the final report, An Exposure Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the exposure of Americans to this class of persistent organic pollutants. Individual chapters in this document address: the production, use, and lifecycle of PBDEs; environmental fate; environmental levels; and human exposure.

URLs/Downloads:

PBDE_FINAL_MAY2010.PDF  (PDF, 387 pp,  2864  KB,  about PDF)

FR Notice: May 24, 2010   Exit EPA's Web Site

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( PUBLISHED REPORT/ REPORT)
Product Published Date:06/25/2009
Record Last Revised:03/20/2017
OMB Category:Other
Record ID: 210404