Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE / BDE-209)
CAS: 1163-19-5 | Type: flame_retardant
Low To Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low To Moderate
Risk (Children)Moderate To High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 3 | Stockholm Convention listed | REACH SVHC (Candidate List) | EPA cancer classification on record; source not verified
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC12Br10O
Molecular Weight959.2
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- Stockholm Convention: Decabromodiphenyl Ether (DecaBDE) Listed under Annex A (Elimination), COP-8 Decision SC-8/10, Debromination Concern, Arctic Contamination, RoHS Interaction, Aircraft Exemptions (2017) REGULATORY · 2017
- EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS Recast): DecaBDE Restricted in EEE; DecaBDE REACH SVHC Identification; Debromination Products BDE-47/BDE-99 Metabolite Pathway in Humans and Wildlife (2011) REGULATORY · 2011
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) | CASRN 1163-19-5 | DTXSID9020376 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- Listing of POPs in the Stockholm Convention REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- Toxicological Profile for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (ATSDR, March 2017) ASSESSMENT
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID9020376 (Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE / BDE-209)) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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