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Levels of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in honey samples from different geographic regions
Susana Mohr1, Angel García-Bermejo2, Laura Herrero2
1Department of Instrumental Analysis and Environmental Chemistry, IQOG (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain; Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Roraima 1000/42, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, 70040-020 Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Abstract:
Concentrations of 17 brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including two "novel" BFRs (1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, BTBPE and decabromodiphenylethane, DBDPE), have been determined to be in 35 commercial honey samples from Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Morocco. The results revealed the presence of low amounts (between

