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Review
. 2021 Jan 14;18(2):690.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020690.

Dechlorane Plus and Related Compounds in Food-A Review

Elisa Ghelli  1 , Ronan Cariou  2 , Gaud Dervilly  2 , Giampiero Pagliuca  1   3 , Teresa Gazzotti  1   3
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Review

Dechlorane Plus and Related Compounds in Food-A Review

Elisa Ghelli et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Dechlorane Plus is a polychlorinated compound which has exclusively anthropic origin. This compound has been manufactured for close to 60 years for various applications, but mainly as flame retardant. Dechlorane Plus and other Dechlorane-related compounds (DRCs) are currently marketed as a replacement for Dechlorane, also known as Mirex, banned in 1978. These compounds share comparable properties to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as persistence in the environment, high lipophilicity, bioaccumulation through the food web and adverse effects on the environment and human health. Despite their long production history, they have been only recently reported in various environmental compartments, such as air, soil, and foodstuff. The aim of this review is to provide a picture of the current state of knowledge on worldwide DRC levels in food, in order to highlight gaps and research needs. The review compares the data on DRC contamination available in literature, considering different food categories and sampling country. In addition, it is specified whether the data were obtained from studies on foodstuff to estimate dietary intake, to evaluate the contamination near the e-waste treatment area or for environmental monitoring purposes.

Keywords: dechlorane-related compounds; environmental contaminant; food analysis; foodstuff; persistent organic pollutant.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Percentage distribution among the various food categories of the number of samples examined in the articles consulted.
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