HBCD Structures By Leyo – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7641911
LCS Laboratory offers trace analysis of Hexabromocyclododecane in polymers and composite materials. The method is suitable for analysis of liquid as well as solid samples.
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD or HBCDD) is a flame retardant commonly used in polystyrene and foams. Other uses are upholstered furniture, automobile interior textiles, car cushions and insulation blocks in trucks, packaging material, video cassette recorder housing and electric and electronic equipment (Wikipedia). HBCD’s toxicity and its harm to the environment are currently discussed. HBCD can be found in environmental samples such as birds, mammals, fish and other aquatic organisms as well as soil and sediment.[3] On this basis, on 28 October 2008 the European Chemicals Agency decided to include HBCD in the list of Substances of Very High Concern.
During analysis, HBCD is extracted from the sample and and analysed using high temperature gas chromatography.
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