View source for Pentabromoethylbenzene

{{Definition|title=Pentabromoethylbenzene (PBEB)

|definition=Pentabromoethylbenzene is a brominated [[flame retardant]]}}

== Notes ==

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! bgcolor="#FF8888" | Pentabromoethylbenzene 
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! bgcolor="#8888FF" | Formula 
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| align="center" | C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>5</sub>Br<sub>5</sub>
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PBEB was produced in the US until 1990, with a US production in 1986 between 4 and 226 tonnes.
PBEB was used in the 1970’s and 1980’s to make the thermoset polyresins found in circuit boards, textiles, adhesives, wires, cables, and polyurethanes, from which they continue to leak in the environment.

PBEB is likely to be an extreme [[persistent]] chemical with a very high potential for [[bioaccumulation]]. There is however no data available on it's [[toxic|toxicity]]. 
<ref name="th">[http://umu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:216812/FULLTEXT01 Jenny Rattfelt Nyholm 2009 Persistency, bioaccumulation and toxicity assessment of selected brominated flame retardants; Student Thesis, Umeå University]  </ref>
<ref name="do">[http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dbalmer/chem505/PIM04_BFR/PIM04_Brominated%20Fire%20Retardant_Balmer.pdf Doug Balmer & Dr. Hermanson: 2008 Brominated Fire Retardants: Pentabromoethylbenzene Chem 505] </ref>

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== Environmental standards and legislation ==

[[OSPAR List of priority substances|Included in the OSPAR list of substances of priority action]] 
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|AuthorFullName=Daphnis De Pooter
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