@article{fdi:010078875,
  title = {{H}alogenated flame retardants in atmospheric particles from a {N}orth {A}frican coastal city ({B}izerte, {T}unisia) : pollution characteristics and human exposure},
  author = {{B}arhoumi, {B}. and {T}edetti, {M}arc and {P}eris, {A}. and {G}uigue, {C}. and {A}znar-{A}lemany, {O}. and {T}ouil, {S}. and {D}riss, {M}. {R}. and {E}ljarrat, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the present study, atmospheric particle samples were collected between {S}eptember 2015 and {F}ebruary 2016 from {B}izerte city ({T}unisia) to investigate the occurrence, potential sources and impacts of a range of flame retardants ({FR}s), including hexabromocyclododecane diastereoisomers ({HBCDD}s), new halogenated flame retardants ({NHFR}s), as well as methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers ({M}e{O}-{BDE}s). {A}mong 19 examined compounds, 9 congeners (alpha-{HBCDD}, beta-{HBCDD}, gamma-{HBCDD}, {HBB}, {DBDPE}, syn-{DP}, anti-{DP}, 2'-{M}e{O}-{BDE}-68 and 6-{M}e{O}-{BDE}-47) were detected in atmospheric particles at different levels and frequencies. {O}verall, the average concentration of {NHFR}s (1.53 pg m(-3)) was 1.5 and 51 folds higher than that of {HBCDD}s (1.04 pg m(-3)) and {M}e{O}-{BDE}s (0.03 pg m(-3)), respectively. {B}y comparison with other areas of the world, {NHFR}s and {HBCDD}s in {B}izerte were at medium pollution level, while {M}e{O}-{BDE}s were at lower levels. {N}o significant correlations were found between {NHFR}, {HBCDD} and {M}e{O}-{BDE} concentrations, suggesting different sources related on one hand to the biogenic origin of {M}e{O}-{BDE}, and on the other hand to various types and utilisations of imported {NHFR}- and {HBCDD}-containing products, as {T}unisia does not manufacture {FR}s. {DP} and {HBCDD} diastereoisomer profiles appeared to be divergent from their commercial products, pointing out that a complex degradation or stereoselective transformation processes occurring in ambient air around {B}izerte city. {T}he estimated daily human exposure dose ({DED}) to particle-bound {HBCDD}s, {NHFR}s and {M}e{O}-{BDE}s via outdoor air inhalation was generally at low levels. {H}ence, this study reports for the first time the occurrence and potential impact of {HBCDD}s, {NHFR}s and {M}e{O}-{BDE}s in atmospheric particles from {N}orth {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{A}tmospheric particles ; {N}orth {A}frica ; {H}alogenated flame retardants ; {M}ethoxylated bromodiphenyl ethers ; {D}ry deposition ; {H}uman exposure ; {TUNISIE} ; {BIZERTE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}tmospheric {P}ollution {R}esearch},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {10 ]},
  ISSN = {1309-1042},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.apr.2020.01.011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078875},
}