Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human umbilical cord serum, paternal serum, maternal serum, placentas, and breast milk from madrid population, Spain

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 6961-6968

  Gomara B ^a   Herrero, L ^a   Ramos, J J ^a   Mateo, J R ^a   Fernandez M A ^a   Garcia J F ^b   Gonzalez M J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

^b Regional Health Ministry of Madrid Community   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; MATERNAL SERUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIPIDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ETHERS;

LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; LIPIDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BREASTFEEDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MILK; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UMBILICAL CORD; WEIGHT;

ETHERS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MILK, HUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 35348820728     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0714484     Document Type: Article

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