Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the indoor environment and associations with prenatal exposure

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Vorkamp, Katrin ^a   Thomsen, Marianne ^b   Frederiksen, Marie ^a,c,d   Pedersen, Marie ^c,e   Knudsen, Lisbeth E ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Dust; Indoor air; NonaBDE congeners; PBDE profiles; Placenta

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; INDOOR AIR; NONABDE CONGENERS; PBDE PROFILES; PLACENTA;

DUST;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; DUST; INDOOR AIR; PBDE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PREGNANCY;

AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DENMARK; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

DENMARK;

EID: 78349305197     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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