Levels of 12 perfluorinated chemicals in pooled Australian serum, collected 2002-2003, in relation to age, gender, and region

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3742-3748

  Kärrman, Anna ^a   Mueller, Jochen F ^b   Van Bavel, Bert ^a   Harden, Fiona ^b   Toms, Leisa Maree L ^b   Lindström, Gunilla ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EXPOSURE; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDE (PFOSA);

AMINATION; BODY FLUIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

ALKYL GROUP; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONANOIC ACID; PERFLEXANE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINATION; BODY FLUIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARDS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HEALTH IMPACT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCTANOIC ACIDS; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745119456     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060301u     Document Type: Article

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