Brominated flame retardants in Belgian home-produced eggs: Levels and contamination sources

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 4387-4396

  Covaci, Adrian ^a   Roosens, Laurence ^a   Dirtu, Alin C ^a,b   Waegeneers, Nadia ^c   Van Overmeire, Ilse ^d   Neels, Hugo ^a   Goeyens, Leo ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^e Life and Chemistry Office   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Eggs; Hexabromocyclododecane; Home produced; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; EGGS; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HOME-PRODUCED; HUMAN EXPOSURE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; MEATS; SOILS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; EGG; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POULTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BELGIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DOMESTIC WASTE; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FORAGING; HEN; KITCHEN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPRING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CHICKENS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SOIL;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 67349182898     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.09.057     Document Type: Article

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