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Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) are a group of chemicals which are produced with the purpose of protecting human life, health and property from fire. As a consequence of the chemical stability of these compounds, the brominated flame retardants have a tendency to accumulate and spread in the environment also in landfill leachates which can be a potential source of them on the way solid wasters – lechates – surface waters. There was no production of BFRs in Poland in the past and there is not presently, but a lot of products containing BFR are available on the market. First attempt to measure PBDE levels in leachates from landfill of municipal wastes in south eastern Poland was made. For analysis of selected PBDE extraction on SDB-XC (3M) discs was applied. Additional clean-up on Envirogel columns and final analysis of extracts with GC-MS Trace Ultra-Polaris Q system. Six landfills of different capacity and history were selected. Measured concentrations varied in the respect of particular PBDE and particular landfill. The highest concentration of 2,2’,4,4’,6 -PeBDE (PBDE-99) was obtained in samples taken from the biggest landfill. Concentration of other PBDE were significantly lower. Concentrations in the leachates from small landfills collecting wastes from rural area were below detection limits for most of the examined substances.
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