BDE-153 (2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromodiphenyl ether)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• EFSA CONTAM Panel: Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Food — Scientific Opinion establishing TDI 0.01 μg/kg bw/day for BDE-47; developmental neurotoxicity as critical endpoint; fish, meat, breast milk as primary dietary sources; Stockholm Convention Annex A (2009, decision SC-4/14) REGULATORY · 2011
• 2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-153) | CASRN 68631-49-2 | DTXSID4030047 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: text with Annexes (2025 English) REGULATORY
• Stockholm Convention COP decision SC-4/14 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
• 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
• ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), March 2017 ASSESSMENT
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID4030047 (BDE-153 (2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromodiphenyl ether)) REFERENCE

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