High concentrations of polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) in breast adipose tissue of California women

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 190-197

  Petreas, Myrto ^a   Nelson, David ^b   Brown, F Reber ^a   Goldberg, Debbie ^b   Hurley, Susan ^b   Reynolds, Peggy ^b  

^a Environmental Chemistry Laboratory   (United States)

^b Cancer Prevention Institute of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast adipose tissue; California; PBDEs; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMPACT IONIZATION; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CALIFORNIA; CONGENER PROFILES; ELECTRON IMPACT-IONIZATION; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; PBDES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; FAT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; PBDE; PCB;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BREAST CANCER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78449262085     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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