Lifestyle and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human milk in the United States: A pilot study

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1047-1054

  LaKind, Judy S ^a,b   Berlin Jr , Cheston M ^b   Stokes, Jennifer L ^b   Naiman, Daniel Q ^c   Paul, Ian M ^b   Patterson Jr , Donald G ^d,f   Jones, Richard S ^d   Niehuser, Sarah ^d   Wang, Richard Y ^d   Needham, Larry L ^d   Lorber, Matthew N ^e   Sjodin, Andreas ^d  

^a LaKind Associates LLC   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f EnviroSolutions Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Amish; Biomonitoring; Communication; Human milk; Lifestyle; PBDE; PCBs; Persistent organic pesticides

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ETHERS; FERRY BOATS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

AMISH; BIOMONITORING; HUMAN MILK; LIFESTYLE; PBDE; PCBS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC PESTICIDES;

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; LIFESTYLE; LIPID; MILK; PCB; PESTICIDE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649216594     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240801937230     Document Type: Article

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