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  • Title: Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario: implications for particle-bound transport.
    Author: Gouin T, Thomas GO, Chaemfa C, Harner T, Mackay D, Jones KC.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 2006 Jun; 64(2):256-61. PubMed ID: 16527328.
    Abstract:
    Atmospheric concentrations are reported for the main component of the brominated flame retardant decaBDE (BDE-209) in air samples collected from Southern Ontario for the period January 23-June 06, 2002. Levels ranged from below detection to 105pgm(-3) with virtually all of BDE-209 being trapped by the filter and thus deduced to be sorbed to aerosol particles. Thus, it is likely that the long-range atmospheric transport (LRAT) of BDE-209 is controlled by the transport characteristics of the aerosols. This conclusion that BDE-209 does not have the same potential for LRAT as other more volatile PBDEs is subject to possible complications arising from the uncertainties about the LRAT potential of aerosols.
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