Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine foodstuffs in Australia: Residue levels and contamination status of PBDEs

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 154-159

  Shanmuganathan, Devarajan ^a   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^a   Chen, Zuliang ^a   Naidu, Ravi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary uptake; Humans; Marine food products; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Indexed keywords

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; BDE-209; DAILY INTAKE; DIETARY EXPOSURE; DIETARY UPTAKE; FRESH WEIGHT; HUMAN BODIES; HUMANS; MARINE FOOD PRODUCTS; MARINE PRODUCTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; RESIDUE LEVEL; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

ETHERS; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SHELLFISH;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD QUALITY; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PRAWN; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEA FOOD; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 79960376909     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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