BDE-99 (2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether)
CAS: 60348-60-9
Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate
Risk (Children)Moderate To High
Regulatory Status
SummaryStockholm Convention listed
Molecular FormulaC12H5Br5O
Molecular Weight564.7
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- IARC Monographs Volume 107: Some Chemicals Used as Solvents and in Polymer Manufacture — Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) Group 2B; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane evaluated as persistent halogenated flame retardants (2016) REGULATORY · 2016
- US EPA: Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL5) — Final List of Unregulated Contaminants for Regulatory Evaluation under SDWA (2022); includes nickel, cobalt, vanadium, PFAS, and 97 additional chemical and microbial contaminants REGULATORY · 2022
- 2,2',4,4',5-Pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99) | CASRN 60348-60-9 | DTXSID9030048 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- Stockholm Convention: All POPs (the Convention's own list of listed chemicals, Annexes A, B and C) REGULATORY
- Stockholm Convention: The New POPs (the Convention's own index of listed chemicals) REGULATORY
- Toxicological Profile for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (ATSDR, March 2017) ASSESSMENT
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID9030048 (BDE-99 (2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether)) REFERENCE
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