Levels and patterns of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in children's plasma from Dalian, China

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Chen, Chang'er ^a   Chen, Jingwen ^a   Zhao, Hongxia ^a   Xie, Qing ^a   Yin, Zhiqun ^a   Ge, Linke ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Children's plasma; China; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

ETHERS;

CHINA; HUMAN EXPOSURES; NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PLASMA SAMPLES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); RISK OF EXPOSURES; SOUTH CHINA;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHINA; DALIAN; LIAONING;

EID: 73249142958     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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