Authors
Mingliang Fang, Thomas F Webster, David Gooden, Ellen M Cooper, Michael D McClean, Courtney Carignan, Colleen Makey, Heather M Stapleton
Publication date
2013/5/7
Journal
Environmental science & technology
Volume
47
Issue
9
Pages
4449-4454
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Description
With the phase-out of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, the use of new and alternate flame retardants has been increasing. 2,2-bis(chloromethyl)propane-1,3-diyltetrakis(2-chloroethyl) bisphosphate, known as V6, is a flame retardant applied to polyurethane foam commonly found in furniture and automobile foam. However, to the authors’ knowledge, no research has been conducted on V6 levels in the environment. The intention of this study was to measure the concentration of V6 in foam collected from baby products where it was recently detected and measure levels in dust samples collected from homes and automobiles in the Boston, MA area. To accomplish this, a pure V6 commercial standard was purchased from a Chinese manufacturer and purified (>98%). An analytical method to measure V6 in dust samples using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) was …
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