@article {21408,
	title = {Stocks, flows and emissions of DBDPE in China and its international distribution through products and waste},
	journal = {Environmental Pollution},
	volume = {250},
	year = {2019},
	pages = {79-96},
	abstract = {Decabromodiphenyl\&nbsp;ethane\&nbsp;(DBDPE) is an alternative to the commercial decabromodiphenyl ether (deca-BDE) mixture but has potentially similar persistence, bioaccumulation potential and toxicity. While it is widely used as a\&nbsp;flame retardant\&nbsp;in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in China, DBDPE could be distributed globally on a large scale with the international trade of EEE emanating from China. Here, we performed a dynamic substance flow analysis to estimate the time-dependent\&nbsp;mass flows, stocks and emissions of DBDPE in China, and the global spread of DBDPE originating in China through the international trade of EEE and\&nbsp;e-waste. Our analysis indicates that, between 2006 and 2016, \~{}230 thousand tonnes (kt) of DBDPE were produced in China; production, use and disposal activities led to the release of 196 tonnes of DBDPE to the environment. By the end of 2016, \~{}152 kt of the DBDPE produced resided in in-use products across China. During the period 2000{\textendash}2016, \~{}39 kt of DBDPE were exported from China in EEE products, most of which (\&gt;50\%) ended up in North America. Based on projected trends of China{\textquoteright}s DBDPE production, use and EEE exports, we predict that, by 2026, \~{}74 and \~{}14 kt of DBDPE originating in China will reside in in-use and waste stocks, respectively, in regions other than mainland China, which will act as long-term\&nbsp;emission sources\&nbsp;of DBDPE worldwide. This study discusses the considerable impact of DBDPE originating in China and distributed globally through the international trade of EEE; this is projected to occur on a large scale in the near future, which necessitates countermeasures.},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749119300429},
	author = {Kaihui Shen and Li Li and Junzhou Liu and Chengkang Chen and Liu, Jianguo*}
}
