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38. Hartmann PC, Bürgi D, Giger W. Organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in
indoor air. Chemosphere. 2004;57(8):781–7.
39. Alaee M, Wenning R. The significance of brominated flame retardants in the environment:
current understanding, issues and challenges. Chemosphere. 2002;46(5):579.
40. Law RJ, Herzke D, Harrad S, Morris S, Bersuder P, Allchin CR. Levels and trends of HBCD
and BDEs in the European and Asian environments, with some information for other BFRs.
Chemosphere. 2008;73(2):223–41.
41. Quintana JB, Rodil R, Reemtsma T, García-López M, Rodríguez I. Organophosphorus flame
retardants and plasticizers in water and air II. Analytical methodology. TrAC Trends Anal
Chem. 2008;27(10):904–15.
42. Law RJ, Allchin CR, De Boer J, Covaci A, Herzke D, Lepom P, et al. Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment. Chemosphere. 2006;64(2):187–208.
43. Prasada Rao SK, Szabo DT, Stoker TE, Fenton SE. Brominated flame retardants. In: Gupta
RC, editor. Reproductive and developmental toxicology. San Diego: Academic Press; 2011.
p. 523–41, chap. 40.
44. Darbre PD. Endocrine disruptors and obesity. Curr Obes Rep. 2017;6(1):18–27.
45. Langford K, Scrimshaw M, Lester J. The impact of process variables on the removal of
PBDEs and NPEOs during simulated activated sludge treatment. Arch Environ Contam
Toxicol. 2007;53(1):1–7.
46. Tabb MM, Blumberg B. New modes of action for endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Mol
Endocrinol. 2006;20(3):475–82.
47. Newbold RR, Padilla-Banks E, Snyder RJ, Phillips TM, Jefferson WN. Developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and the obesity epidemic. Reprod Toxicol. 2007;23(3):290–6.
48. Hoppe AA, Carey GB. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers as endocrine disruptors of adipocyte
metabolism. Obesity. 2007;15(12):2942–50.
49. Baillie-Hamilton PF. Chemical toxins: a hypothesis to explain the global obesity epidemic. J
Altern Complement Med. 2002;8(2):185–92.
50. Gore AC, Chappell V, Fenton S, Flaws JA, Nadal A, Prins GS, et al. EDC-2: the Endocrine
Society’s second scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Endocr Rev.
2015;36(6):E1–E150.
51. Vos JG, Becher G, Van Den Berg M, de Boer J, Leonards PE. Brominated flame retardants
and endocrine disruption. Pure Appl Chem. 2003;75(11–12):2039–46.
52. Darnerud PO, Risberg S. Tissue localisation of tetra-and pentabromodiphenyl ether congeners
(BDE-47,-85 and-99) in perinatal and adult C57BL mice. Chemosphere. 2006;62(3):485–93.
53. Johnson-Restrepo B, Kannan K, Rapaport DP, Rodan BD. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
and polychlorinated biphenyls in human adipose tissue from New York. Environ Sci Technol.
2005;39(14):5177–82.
54. Naert C, Piette M, Bruneel N, Van Peteghem C. Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls
and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Belgian human adipose tissue samples. Arch Environ
Contam Toxicol. 2006;50(2):290–6.
55. Fängström B, Strid A, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Bergman Å. A retrospective study of PBDEs and
PCBs in human milk from the Faroe Islands. Environ Health. 2005;4(1):12.
56. Kalantzi OI, Martin FL, Thomas GO, Alcock RE, Tang HR, Drury SC, et al. Different levels
of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and chlorinated compounds in breast milk from
two UK regions. Environ Health Perspect. 2004;112(10):1085–91.
57. Ikonomou MG, Rayne S, Addison RF. Exponential increases of the brominated flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, in the Canadian Arctic from 1981 to 2000. Environ
Sci Technol. 2002;36(9):1886–92.
58. Allchin C, Law R, Morris S. Polybrominated diphenylethers in sediments and biota downstream of potential sources in the UK. Environ Pollut. 1999;105(2):197–207.
59. Lindberg P, Sellström U, Häggberg L, De Wit CA. Higher brominated diphenyl ethers and
hexabromocyclododecane found in eggs of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) breeding in
Sweden. Environ Sci Technol. 2004;38(1):93–6.
14 Role of Flame-Retardants as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders
38. Hartmann PC, Bürgi D, Giger W. Organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in
indoor air. Chemosphere. 2004;57(8):781–7.
39. Alaee M, Wenning R. The significance of brominated flame retardants in the environment:
current understanding, issues and challenges. Chemosphere. 2002;46(5):579.
40. Law RJ, Herzke D, Harrad S, Morris S, Bersuder P, Allchin CR. Levels and trends of HBCD
and BDEs in the European and Asian environments, with some information for other BFRs.
Chemosphere. 2008;73(2):223–41.
41. Quintana JB, Rodil R, Reemtsma T, García-López M, Rodríguez I. Organophosphorus flame
retardants and plasticizers in water and air II. Analytical methodology. TrAC Trends Anal
Chem. 2008;27(10):904–15.
42. Law RJ, Allchin CR, De Boer J, Covaci A, Herzke D, Lepom P, et al. Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment. Chemosphere. 2006;64(2):187–208.
43. Prasada Rao SK, Szabo DT, Stoker TE, Fenton SE. Brominated flame retardants. In: Gupta
RC, editor. Reproductive and developmental toxicology. San Diego: Academic Press; 2011.
p. 523–41, chap. 40.
44. Darbre PD. Endocrine disruptors and obesity. Curr Obes Rep. 2017;6(1):18–27.
45. Langford K, Scrimshaw M, Lester J. The impact of process variables on the removal of
PBDEs and NPEOs during simulated activated sludge treatment. Arch Environ Contam
Toxicol. 2007;53(1):1–7.
46. Tabb MM, Blumberg B. New modes of action for endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Mol
Endocrinol. 2006;20(3):475–82.
47. Newbold RR, Padilla-Banks E, Snyder RJ, Phillips TM, Jefferson WN. Developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and the obesity epidemic. Reprod Toxicol. 2007;23(3):290–6.
48. Hoppe AA, Carey GB. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers as endocrine disruptors of adipocyte
metabolism. Obesity. 2007;15(12):2942–50.
49. Baillie-Hamilton PF. Chemical toxins: a hypothesis to explain the global obesity epidemic. J
Altern Complement Med. 2002;8(2):185–92.
50. Gore AC, Chappell V, Fenton S, Flaws JA, Nadal A, Prins GS, et al. EDC-2: the Endocrine
Society’s second scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Endocr Rev.
2015;36(6):E1–E150.
51. Vos JG, Becher G, Van Den Berg M, de Boer J, Leonards PE. Brominated flame retardants
and endocrine disruption. Pure Appl Chem. 2003;75(11–12):2039–46.
52. Darnerud PO, Risberg S. Tissue localisation of tetra-and pentabromodiphenyl ether congeners
(BDE-47,-85 and-99) in perinatal and adult C57BL mice. Chemosphere. 2006;62(3):485–93.
53. Johnson-Restrepo B, Kannan K, Rapaport DP, Rodan BD. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
and polychlorinated biphenyls in human adipose tissue from New York. Environ Sci Technol.
2005;39(14):5177–82.
54. Naert C, Piette M, Bruneel N, Van Peteghem C. Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls
and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Belgian human adipose tissue samples. Arch Environ
Contam Toxicol. 2006;50(2):290–6.
55. Fängström B, Strid A, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Bergman Å. A retrospective study of PBDEs and
PCBs in human milk from the Faroe Islands. Environ Health. 2005;4(1):12.
56. Kalantzi OI, Martin FL, Thomas GO, Alcock RE, Tang HR, Drury SC, et al. Different levels
of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and chlorinated compounds in breast milk from
two UK regions. Environ Health Perspect. 2004;112(10):1085–91.
57. Ikonomou MG, Rayne S, Addison RF. Exponential increases of the brominated flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, in the Canadian Arctic from 1981 to 2000. Environ
Sci Technol. 2002;36(9):1886–92.
58. Allchin C, Law R, Morris S. Polybrominated diphenylethers in sediments and biota downstream of potential sources in the UK. Environ Pollut. 1999;105(2):197–207.
59. Lindberg P, Sellström U, Häggberg L, De Wit CA. Higher brominated diphenyl ethers and
hexabromocyclododecane found in eggs of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) breeding in
Sweden. Environ Sci Technol. 2004;38(1):93–6.
14 Role of Flame-Retardants as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders