PBDEs and PBBs in the adipose tissue of women from Spain

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 377-383

  Fernandez, M F ^a   Araque, P ^a   Kiviranta, H ^b   Molina Molina, J M ^a   Rantakokko, P ^b   Laine, O ^b   Vartiainen, T ^b,c   Olea, N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; PBB; PBDE; Spain

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; HEALTH RISKS; TISSUE;

HUMAN EXPOSURE; POLYBROMOBIPHENYLS (PBB); POLYBROMODIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE);

TOXIC MATERIALS;

LIPID; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; HEALTH RISKS; TISSUE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TISSUE LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33751242745     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.04.065     Document Type: Article

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