Odd-numbered perfluorocarboxylates predominate over perfluorooctanoic acid in serum samples from Japan, Korea and Vietnam

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1183-1189

  Harada, Kouji H ^a   Hitomi, Toshiaki ^a   Niisoe, Tamon ^a   Takanaka, Katsunobu ^b   Kamiyama, Sigetosi ^c   Watanabe, Takao ^d   Moon, Chan seok ^e   Yang, Hye ran ^a   Hung, Nguyen Ngoc ^f   Koizumi, Akio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Takayama Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^c Morinomiyako Industrial Health Association   (Japan)

^d Tohoku Bunkyo University   (Japan)

^e Catholic University of Pusan   (South Korea)

^f HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

East Asia; Perfluorocarboxylate; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Serum; Temporal trend

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; HEALTH RISKS;

EAST ASIA; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SERUM; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

BODY FLUIDS;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATE; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROTRIDECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM;

JAPAN; KOREA; VIET NAM;

EID: 79960070434     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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