Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers and bisphenol a in pregnant women and their matching fetuses: Placental transfer and potential risks

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 5233-5239

  Wan, Yi ^a   Choi, Kyungho ^b   Kim, Sunmi ^b   Ji, Kyunghee ^b   Chang, Hong ^a   Wiseman, Steve ^a   Jones, Paul D ^a   Khim, Jong Seong ^c   Park, Seokhwan ^d   Park, Jeongim ^e   Lam, Michael H W ^f   Giesy, John P ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Seowon University   (South Korea)

^e Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A; BLOOD SERUM; CORD BLOOD; CORD SERUM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HYDROXYLATED POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MATERNAL SERUM; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OH-PCBS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POTENTIAL RISKS; PREGNANT WOMAN; SOUTH KOREA; TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECISION MAKING; ETHERS; FETAL MONITORING; HYDROXYLATION; MAMMALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIPHENYL ETHER; ESTRADIOL; PROTEIN; THYROXINE;

BLOOD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH RISK; PBDE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POPULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK; SOUTH KOREA; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GEOGRAPHY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; KOREA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; RISK;

SOUTH KOREA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954268874     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1002764     Document Type: Article

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