Brominated Flame Retardants in Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems

This data set contains concentrations of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.

Scientific Publications: Gewurtz, S. B.; Guerra, P.; Kim, M. G.; Jones, F.; Challen Urbanic, J.; Teslic, S.; Smyth, S. A. Wastewater treatment lagoons: Local pathways of perfluoroalkyl acids and brominated flame retardants to the Arctic environment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54 (10), 6053-6062, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06902.

Kim, M.; Guerra, P.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Occurrence and fate of four novel brominated flame retardants in wastewater treatment plants. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2014, 21 (23), 13394-13404, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3262-4.

Shen, J.; Smyth, S. A.; Droste, R.; Delâge, D. Variability of release rate of flame retardants in wastewater treatment plants. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2018, 25 (34), 34740-34752, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3403-2.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:39 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:39 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2022-02-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Eaux usées", "Boues", "Biosolides", "L'influent brut", "Effluent primaire", "Effluent final", "Traitement primaire", "Traitement secondaire", "Traitement tertiaire", "Traitement avancé", "Contaminants traces", "Substances ignifuges bromées"], "en": ["Waste water", "Wastewater", "Sludge", "Biosolids", "Raw influent", "Primary effluent", "Final effluent", "Primary treatment", "Secondary treatment", "Tertiary treatment", "Advanced treatment", "Trace contaminants", "Brominated flame retardant"]}
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title_fr	Substances ignifuges bromées dans les systèmes de traitement des eaux usées des municipalités canadiennes
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