Levels of metabolites of organophosphate pesticides, phthalates, and bisphenol A in pooled urine specimens from pregnant women participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 481-491

  Ye, Xibiao ^a   Pierik, Frank H ^b,c   Angerer, Jürgen ^d   Meltzer, Helle Margrete ^e   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^c   Tiemeier, Henning ^c   Hoppin, Jane A ^a   Longnecker, Matthew P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Bisphenol A (BPA); Environmental exposure; Organophosphate (OP) pesticides; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 67650738929     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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