Octabromodiphenyl ether (octaBDE, octa-BDE, OBDE, octa, octabromodiphenyl oxide, OBDPO) is a brominated flame retardant which belongs to the group of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). ==Composition, uses, and production== Commercial octaBDE (also known as `Octabrom`) is a technical mixture of different PBDE congeners having an average of 7.....