Exposure to brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds, phthalates and phenols in European birth cohorts: ENRIECO evaluation, first human biomonitoring results, and recommendations

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-242

  Casas, Maribel ^a,b,c   Chevrier, Cécile ^d   Hond, Elly Den ^e   Fernandez, Mariana F ^c,f   Pierik, Frank ^h,i   Philippat, Claire ^g   Slama, Rémy ^g   Toft, Gunnar ^j   Vandentorren, Stéphanie ^k   Wilhelm, Michael ^l   Vrijheid, Martine ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^g UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^h TNO   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^k National Institute of Public Health Surveillance InVS   (France)

^l RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Birth cohorts; Bisphenol A; Brominated flame retardants; Europe; Human biomonitoring; Perfluorinated compounds; Phenols; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; FLUOROCARBON; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; SHORT SURVEY;

COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS;

EID: 84875372722     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.05.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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