Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have widely been used for decades as flame retardants in a variety of products like plastics for building insulation, upholstered furniture, electrical appliances, vehicles, aircrafts, polyurethane foams, textiles, cable insulation, appliance plugs and various technical plastics in concentrations of 5–30%. However, PBDEs also act as endocrine disrupters, neurotoxins, and negatively affect fertility. In 2001, worldwide consumption of technically relevant penta-BDEs was still estimated at 7500 tons, octa-BDEs at 3790 tons, and deca-BDE at 56,100 tons, but 50–60% of this total volume are discharged into the environment via sewage sludge and its agricultural use alone. In addition, soils are ubiquitously contaminated by the gaseous or particle-bound transport of PBDEs, which today has its main source in highly contaminated electronic waste recycling sites. The emitted PBDEs enter the food chain via uptake by the plants’ roots and shoots. However, uptake and intrinsic transport behaviour strongly depend on crop specifics and various soil parameters. The relevant exposure and transformation pathways, transport-relevant soil and plant characteristics and both root concentration factors (RCF) and transfer factors (TF) as derivable parameters are addressed and quantified in this review. Finally, a simple predictive model for quantification of RCF and TF based on log K_OW values and the organic content of the soil/lipid content of the plants is also presented.

多溴联苯醚（PBDEs）在多种产品中已广泛用作阻燃剂，例如建筑绝缘塑料，软体家具，电器，车辆，飞机，聚氨酯泡沫，纺织品，电缆绝缘，电器插头和各种工业用塑料浓度为5-30％。但是，多溴二苯醚也可作为内分泌干扰物，神经毒素，并对生育能力产生负面影响。2001年，世界范围内与技术相关的五溴二苯醚的消费量估计仍为7500吨，八溴二苯醚的消费量为3790吨，十溴二苯醚的消费量为56100吨，但其中的50-60％是通过污水污泥排放到环境中的及其仅用于农业 此外，多溴二苯醚的气态或颗粒结合运输普遍污染了土壤，今天，它的主要来源是高度污染的电子废物回收站。排放的多溴二苯醚通过植物的根和芽的吸收进入食物链。但是，吸收和内在运输行为在很大程度上取决于作物的特性和各种土壤参数。本文综述并量化了相关的暴露和转化途径，与运输有关的土壤和植物特性，以及根浓度因子（RCF）和转移因子（TF）作为衍生参数。最后，基于log K的RCF和TF量化的简单预测模型 本文综述并量化了相关的暴露和转化途径，与运输有关的土壤和植物特性，以及根浓度因子（RCF）和转移因子（TF）作为衍生参数。最后，基于log K的RCF和TF量化的简单预测模型 本文综述并量化了相关的暴露和转化途径，与运输有关的土壤和植物特性，以及根浓度因子（RCF）和转移因子（TF）作为衍生参数。最后，基于log K的RCF和TF量化的简单预测模型_{还列出了OW}值和植物土壤/脂质含量的有机含量。