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Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2021 Jun 10;236:113782. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113782

Table 2.

Flame retardant, dioxin, and furan biomarkers quantified in urine and serum

Type of sample Parent Chemical Biomarker
Urinary Organophosphate Flame Retardants (OPFRs)
Triphenyl phosphate (TPP or TPhP), Diphenyl phosphate (DPhP)
Isopropylphenyl diphenyl phosphate
t-Butylphenyl diphenyl phosphate
2-Ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) Bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BDCPP)
Tri-p-cresyl phosphate (TpCP) Di-p-cresyl phosphate (DpCP)
Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP or TCIPP) Bis(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BCPP)
Tributyl phosphate (TBP or TBuP) Dibutyl phosphate (DBP or DBuP)
Tribenzyl phosphate (TBzP) Dibenzyl phosphate (DBzP)
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) Bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (BCEtP)
Tri-o-cresyl phosphate (ToCP) Di-o-cresyl phosphate (DoCP)
Non-PBDE-brominated flame retardants (NPBFRs)
2-Ethylhexyl 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (TBB) 2,3,4,5-Tetrabromobenzoic acid (TBBA)
Serum Polybromianted Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
2,2’,4-tribromodiphenyl ether (BDE-17) BDE-17 BDE-28
2,4,4'-tribromodiphenyl ether (BDE-28)
2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) BDE-47
2,3',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-66) BDE-66
2,2',3,4,4'-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-85) BDE-85
2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99) BDE-99
2,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-100) BDE-100
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-153 BDE-153
2,2',4,4',5,6'-hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-154) BDE-154
2,2',3,4,4',5',6-heptabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-183) BDE-183
2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6-nonabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-206) BDE-206
decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) BDE-209
Brominated furans
2,3,7,8-tetrabromodibenzofuran (2378-TeBDF) 2378-TeBDF
2,3,4,7,8-pentabromodibenzofuran (23478-PeBDF) 23478-PeBDF
1,2,3,4,7,8-hexabromodibenzofuran (123478-HxBDF) 123478-HxBDF
Chlorinated dioxins
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (2378-TeCDD) 2378-TeCDD
1,2,3,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzodioxin (12378-PeCDD) 12378-PeCDD
1,2,3,4,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (123478-HxCDD) 123478-HxCDD
1,2,3,6,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (123678-HxCDD) 123678-HxCDD
1,2,3,7,8,9-Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (123789-HxCDD) 123789-HxCDD
1234678-HpCDD 1234678-HpCDD
Octachlorodibenzodioxin (OcCDD) OcCDD
Chlorinated furans
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (2378-TeCDF) 2378-TeCDF
1,2,3,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran (12378-PeCDF) 12378-PeCDF
(2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran) 23478-PeCDF
23478-PeCDF
1,2,3,4,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran (123478-HxCDF) 123478-HxCDF
1,2,3,6,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran (123678-HxCDF) 123678-HxCDF
123789-HxCDF 123789-HxCDF
2,3,4,6,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran (234678-HxCDF) 234678-HxCDF
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzofuran (1234678-HpCDF) 1234678-HpCDF
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-Heptachlorodibenzofuran (1234789-HpCDF) 1234789-HpCDF
Octachlorodibenzofuran (OcCDF) OcCDF