New Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment of Developing Countries

The environmental occurrence of new brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) in the emerging economies has been reviewed in the current chapter. The strict regulations about the manufacturing and usage of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as flame retardants lead to the development and increased use of NBFRs to satisfy the fire and safety guidelines. These NBFRs are assumed to be harmless for the usage, but current studies have shown their occurrence in different environmental media and have raised questions on their use. In this chapter, the presence of NBFRs in different environmental matrices such as air, dust, food, water, humans, etc. has been reviewed. Finally, the investigation gaps were figured out with commendations for forthcoming research work.