Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human milk: A biomonitoring study in rural areas of Flanders (Belgium)

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 988-994

  Croes, K ^a,h   Colles, A ^b   Koppen, G ^b   Govarts, E ^b   Bruckers, L ^c   Van de Mieroop, E ^d   Nelen, V ^d   Covaci, A ^e   Dirtu, A C ^e   Thomsen, C ^f   Haug, L S ^f   Becher, G ^f   Mampaey, M ^g   Schoeters, G ^b   Van Larebeke, N ^h   Baeyens, W ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Provincial Institute for Hygiene   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^g Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; BMI; HBCD; Human milk; PFOS; POPs

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANTS; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RURAL AREAS;

BIOMONITORING; HBCD; HUMAN MILK; PFOS; POPS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; NONACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOMONITORING; BODY MASS; BREASTFEEDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; DIBENZOFURAN; METABOLITE; MILK; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PCDD; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS; FLEMISH BRABANT;

EID: 84865315313     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.058     Document Type: Article

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