Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE Standards) & Other Flame Retardants

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE’s) are a subgroup of the wider brominated flame retardant family. Structurally, they are similar to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s) and like PCB’s there are, in total, 209 different congeners or isomers. The compounds are classified according to the average number of Bromine atoms in the molecule.