Human internal and external exposure to PBDEs - A review of levels and sources

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-134

  Frederiksen, Marie ^a,b   Vorkamp, Katrin ^b   Thomsen, Marianne ^b   Knudsen, Lisbeth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air; Blood; Dust; Food; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTANT; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DIET; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 58849114132     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.04.005     Document Type: Review

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