Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human liver and adipose tissue samples from Belgium

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-175

  Covaci, Adrian ^a,b   Voorspoels, Stefan ^a   Roosens, Laurence ^a   Jacobs, Werner ^c   Blust, Ronny ^b   Neels, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Ecophysiology   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age and gender dependency; Belgium; Human adipose tissue; Human liver; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; LIVER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; STANDARDS;

ADIPOSE TISSUES; AGE AND GENDER DEPENDENCY; BELGIUM; HUMAN ADIPOSE TISSUE; HUMAN LIVER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METABOLISM; PBDE; PCB; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50049104756     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.02.059     Document Type: Article

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