Total use of BFRs in Korea in 2002 was 49,050 tons; decaBDE accounted for the major proportion (25%; 12,324 tons), while pentaBDE and octaBDEs together accounted for only a minor proportion (0.2%; 84 tons) of total use*.

* Moon, H.B., Kannan, K., Choi, M., Yu, J., Choi, H.G., An. Y,R., Choi,.S.G., Park, J.Y., Kim, Z.G. (2010). Chlorinated and brominated contaminants including PCBs and PBDEs in minke whales and common dolphins from Korean coastal waters. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 179: 735–741.