Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood samples from China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 715-720

  Yeung, Leo W Y ^a   So, M K ^a   Jiang, Guibin ^b   Taniyasu, S ^c   Yamashita, N ^c   Song, Maoyong ^b   Wu, Yongning ^d   Li, Jingguang ^d   Giesy, J P ^a,e   Guruge, K S ^f   Lam, Paul K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety   (China)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DEGRADATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; METABOLITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TISSUE;

PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONATE (PFBS; PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONATE (PFHX); PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID (PFHXA; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDE (PFOSA); PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONYLFLUORIDE (POSF); PERFLUOROOCTANOATE (PFOA);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONATE; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONYLFLUORIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; METABOLITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TISSUE;

HEMATOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLITE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CHILD; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 32344453922     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052067y     Document Type: Article

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