Metabolism in the toxicokinetics and fate of brominated flame retardants - A review

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 801-828

  Hakk, Heldur ^a   Letcher, Robert J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biota; Brominated flame retardants; Elimination; Metabolism; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFR);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450; DODECANE; ETHANE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2,3 DIBROMOPROPYL) ESTER; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; SULFOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEBROMINATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; EUROPE; GLUCURONIDATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SULFATION; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICITY; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0242382567     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00109-0     Document Type: Article

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