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Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are used either as additives to flammable materials (electrical/electronic devices, vehicles, polyurethane foam, textiles) to prevent or delay a fire or as plasticizers to protect or enhance the properties of plastics. They have been detected in both abiotic and biotic environments. Exposure to these compounds is of high concern due to their possible cytotoxicity, neurotoxicity, carcinogenicity and endocrine disruption. To date, there is no data on the presence of OPEs in the aquatic environment of Greece. The aim of the present dissertation is the comprehensive study of the presence, environmental fate, and risk of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in the urban-coastal environment in the region of Thessaloniki. Analytical methods were developed for the determination of 11 OPEs in various aqueous and solid environmental samples, using solid phase extraction or ultrasound-assisted extraction followed by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Mo ...
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