Open AccessUrinary Tetrabromobenzoic Acid (TBBA) as a Biomarker of Exposure to the Flame Retardant Mixture Firemaster ® 550
Author(s) -
Kate Hoffman,
Mingliang Fang,
Brian Horman,
Heather B. Patisaul,
Stavros Garantziotis,
Linda S. Birnbaum,
Heather M. Stapleton
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1308028
Subject(s) - metabolite , urine , urinary system , chemistry , chromatography , medicine , environmental chemistry , toxicology , biology , biochemistry
Firemaster® 550 (FM550) is commonly added to residential furniture to reduce its flammability. Recent toxicological evidence suggests that FM550 may be endocrine disrupting and obesogenic.
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