Flame retardant exposure: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in blood from Swedish workers

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 643-648

  Sjödin, Andreas ^a,b,c   Hagmar, Lars ^a   Klasson Wehler, Eva ^a   Kronholm Dlab, Kerstin ^a   Jakobsson, Eva ^a   Bergman, Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis; Blood; Contamination; DBDE; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Diphenyl ethers; Electronics recycling; Flame retardants; Levels; Occupational exposure; PBDE; Persistent organic pollutants; Polybrominated

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; BODY FAT; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0345672729     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107643     Document Type: Article

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