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Tetrabromobisphenol A
Physicochemical properties
Chemical name NLTetrabroombisfenol A
Chemical name ENTetrabromobisphenol A
CAS no79-94-7
UN-
Chemical formulaC15H12Br4O2
Molecular weight543.9
Boiling point-
Melting point180-184°C
Density-
Vapour pressure-
SolubilityInsoluble
LogKow-
PhaseSolid
Notes4,4'-Isopropylidene(2,6-dibromophenol)
Persistence
Degradation
Accumulation
Endocrien effect studies
Organism group Effect 
fishsuspected no endocrine effect
No induction of vitellogenesis		 Show study
mammalianEffect on estrogen
Induction of cell proliferation		 Show study
mammalianEffect on estrogen
RPE: 50.2%		 Show study
mammalianEffect on thyroid hormone
Displacement of T4 from transthyretin		 Show study
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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