Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and PBDD/Fs during the recycling of high impact polystyrene containing decabromodiphenyl ether and antimony oxide

Authors
Hamm, S Strikkeling, M Ranken, PF Rothenbacher, KP
Citation
S. Hamm et al., Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and PBDD/Fs during the recycling of high impact polystyrene containing decabromodiphenyl ether and antimony oxide, CHEMOSPHERE, 44(6), 2001, pp. 1353-1360
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN journal
00456535 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1353 - 1360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(200109)44:6<1353:DOPDEA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A high impact polystyrene (HIPS) plastic, flame retarded with decabromodiph enyl ether (DecaBDE) and antimony trioxide (Sb2O3) has been repeatedly proc essed and the amount of debromination of the flame retardant and possible f ormation of PBDD/F was monitored. No indications of debromination were foun d. The reprocessed (recycled) plastic was found to comply with the German C hemicals Banning Ordinance. The concentrations of relevant PBDD/F congeners were at least one order of magnitude below the regulated limit values for PBDD/F (1 ppb for the sum of four congeners, 5 ppb for the sum of all eight regulated congeners). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.