A national survey of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and indicator polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Chinese mothers' milk

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 625-633

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Li, Jingguang ^a,b   Zhao, Yunfeng ^a   Li, Xiaowei ^a   Yang, Xin ^a   Wen, Sheng ^a,c   Cai, Zongwei ^b   Wu, Yongning ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Hubei Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Body burden; Human milk; Indicator polychlorinated biphenyls; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; NURSING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BODY BURDEN; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; GENERAL POPULATION; HUMAN MILK; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGE CLASS; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MILK; PBDE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BREAST MILK; CHINA; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFANCY; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; NURSING; POPULATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; WEIGHT;

CHINA;

EID: 79959556740     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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