Table 4.

Global usage of brominated flame retardants (tonnes) in different continents of the world in 2001 (Law et al., 2006).

	TBBP-A	HBCD	Deca-BDE mixture	Octa-BDE mixture	Penta-BDE mixture	Total
Americasa	18000	2800	24500	1500	7100	53900
Europe	11600	9500	7600	610	150	29460
Asia	89400	3900	23000	1500	150	117950
Other continents	600	500	1050	180	100	2430
Total	119700	16700	56100	3790	7500	203790
% Global usage	59	8	27	2	4	100

^aAll America continent but North America in particular where USA is the major user.