Polybrominated diphenyl ethers exposure in breast milk in Shanghai, China: Levels, influencing factors and potential health risk for infants

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 433, Issue , 2012, Pages 331-335

  Cui, Chang ^a   Tian, Ying ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Gao, Yu ^a   Jin, Jun ^b   Wang, Pei ^c   Ding, Wenwei ^b   Wang, Xiaojin ^a   Shi, Rong ^a   Wang, Ying ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c Shanghai Pudong Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Estimated daily intake; Influencing factors; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BREAST MILK; BREASTFEEDING; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; EXPOSURE LEVEL; FETAL GROWTH; HIGH DETECTION RATE; INFLUENCING FACTOR; NEURODEVELOPMENT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POTENTIAL HEALTH; SHANGHAI , CHINA;

WAGES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BODY FLUID; BREASTFEEDING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HEALTH RISK; INFANT FEEDING; MILK; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MILK LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALARY; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84864029638     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.075     Document Type: Article

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