Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in human serum from Southeast China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 206-211

  Wang, Chunyan ^a   Lin, Zeng ^b   Dong, Qiaoxiang ^a   Lin, Zhenkun ^a   Lin, Kuangfei ^c   Wang, Junxia ^a   Huang, Jianxiong ^b   Huang, Xuehui ^b   He, Yini ^b   Huang, Chenping ^a   Yang, Dongren ^a   Huang, Changjiang ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liushi Branch of Yueqing City   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

GC MS; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Serum

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 209; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

EID: 84857440212     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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