Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Foodstuffs from Taiwan: Level and Human Dietary Exposure Assessment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 431, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-187

  Chen, Mei Lien ^a   Wang, Lee ^b   Chi, Yang Kai ^a   Mao, Chin Chi ^a   Lung, Shih Chun Candice ^c   Mao, I Fang ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Daily intake; Food; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION; DAILY INTAKE; DIETARY EXPOSURE; DIETARY INTAKES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAMPLES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN EXPOSURES; NORTHERN TAIWAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); URBANIZED AREA; WET WEIGHT;

FOOD PRODUCTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUTRITION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD QUALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

BUTTER; EATING; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MEAT; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84861914399     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.05.046     Document Type: Article

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