Superfund Research Program
Administrative Core
Project Leader: Bruce D. Hammock
Co-Investigator: Thomas Michael Young
Grant Number: P42ES004699
Funding Period: 1995-2023
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Research Briefs
- 310 - New Tool Monitors a Flame Retardant in Sediment -- Hammock
Release Date: 10/07/2020Researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center developed a new, inexpensive tool to reliably detect small amounts of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in environmental samples. TBBPA is a flame retardant commonly found in household dust, soil, water, sewage, sludge, and sediments.