An indirect competitive fluorescence immunoassay using a DNA/dye conjugate as antibody multiple labels was developed on 96-well plates for the identification and quantification of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in aqueous samples.A hapten,2,4,2′-tribromodiphenyl ether-4′-aldehyde,was synthesized,and was conjugated to bovine serum albumin to form a coating antigen,Specific recognition of the antigen by anti-PBDE antiserum was confirmed by a surface plasmon resonance measurement.In the immunoassay,the coating antigen was adsorbed on a 96-well plate first,and a sample,antiserum and biotinylated goat anti-rabbit secondary antibody were then added and reacted sequentially.A biotinylated,double-stranded DNA with 219 base pairs was attached to the secondary antibody by using streptavidin as a molecular bridge.In situ multiple labeling of the antibody was accomplished after addition of a DNA-binding fluorescent dye,SYBR Green I.The working range of the immunoassay for the BDE-47 standard was 3.1-390 μg/L,with an IC50 value of 15.6 μg/L.The calculated LOD of the immunoassay is 0.73 μg/L.The immunoassay demonstrated relatively high selectivity for BDE-47,showing very low cross-reactivity (＜ 3％) with BDE-15,BDE-153 and BDE-209.With a spiked river water sample containing 50 μg/L BDE-47,quantification by the immunoassay was 41.9 μg/L,which compared well with the standard GC-ECD method (45.7 μg/L).The developed immunoassay provides a rapid screening tool for polybrominated diphenyl ethers in environmental samples.