Flame retardants in the serum of pet dogs and in their food

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4602-4608

  Venier, Marta ^a   Hites, Ronald A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BDE-209; CONGENER PATTERN; DOG FOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS; EXPOSURE SOURCES; HALF LIVES; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; PET DOGS; RESIDENCE TIME; SERUM LEVELS; SERUM SAMPLES; WET WEIGHT;

BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANID; COHORT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; METABOLISM; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; SERUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DOG; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; PETS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TETRA;

EID: 79956049936     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1043529     Document Type: Article

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