High Levels of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in the Great Lakes Atmosphere

Salamova, Amina; Ma, Yuning; Venier, Marta; Hites, Ronald A.

doi:10.1021/ez400034n

High Levels of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in the Great Lakes Atmosphere

Levels of 12 organophosphate flame retardants (OPs) were measured in particle phase samples collected at five sites in the North American Great Lakes basin from March 2012 to December 2012 (inclusive). The target compounds were three chlorinated OPs [tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), tris(1-c…