Associations between serum levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and environmental and behavioral factors in pregnant women

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-182

  Buttke, Danielle E ^a   Wolkin, Amy ^a   Stapleton, Heather M ^b   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; flame retardants; personal exposure

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876753305     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.67     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Harrad S., and Hunter S. Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in air and soil on a rural-urban transect across a major UK conurbation. Environ Sci Technol 2006: 40(15): 4548-4553.
2. Sjodin A., Wong L.Y., Jones R.S., Park A., Zhang Y., and Hodge C., et al. Serum concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) in the United States population: 2003-2004. Environ Sci Technol 2008b: 42(4): 1377-1384.
3. Zhang X., Diamond M.L., Robson M., and Harrad S. Sources, emissions, and fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls indoors in toronto, Canada. Environ Sci Technol 2011: 45(8): 3268-3274.
4. Alaee M., Arias P., Sjodin A., and Bergman A. An overview of commercially used brominated flame retardants, their applications, their use patterns in different countries/regions and possible modes of release. Environ Int 2003: 29(6): 683-689.
5. Darnerud P.O., Eriksen G.S., Johannesson T., Larsen P.B., and Viluksela M. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: occurrence, dietary exposure, and toxicology. Environ Health Perspect 2001: 109(Suppl 1): 49-68.
6. WHO. Environmental Health Criteria 162, Brominated Diphenyl Ethers; International Program on Chemical Safety. WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 1994.
7. Christensen J.H., and Platz J. Screening of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in blue mussels, marine and freshwater sediments in Denmark. J Environ Monit 2001: 3(5): 543-547.
8. Klosterhaus S.L., Dreis E., and Baker J.E. Bioaccumulation kinetics of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from estuarine sediments to the marine polychaete, Nereis virens. Environ Toxicol Chem 2011: 30(5): 1204-1212.
9. Lacorte S., Guillamon M., Martinez E., Viana P., and Barcelo D. Occurrence and specific congener profile of 40 polybrominated diphenyl ethers in river and coastal sediments from Portugal. Environ Sci Technol 2003: 37(5): 892-898.
10. Law D.C. Spatial mixture relative risk models applied to disease mapping. A. B. Lawson and A. Clark, Statistics in Medicine 2002; 21: 359-370. Stat Med 2003: 22: 1202-1203; author reply 1203.
11. Lim D.H., and Lastoskie C.M. A dynamic multimedia environmental and bioaccumulation model for brominated flame retardants in Lake Huron and Lake Erie, USA. Environ Toxicol Chem 2011: 30(5): 1018-1025.
12. Abdelouahab N., Ainmelk Y., and Takser L. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and sperm quality. Reprod Toxicol 2011: 31(4): 546-550.
13. Chen A., Chung E., Defranco E.A., Pinney S.M., and Dietrich K.N. Serum PBDEs and age at menarche in adolescent girls: analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. Environ Res 2011: 111(6): 831-837.
14. Chevrier J., Harley K.G., Bradman A., Gharbi M., Sjodin A., and Eskenazi B. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and thyroid hormone during pregnancy. Environ Health Perspect 2010: 118(10): 1444-1449.
15. He P., He W., Wang A., Xia T., Xu B., and Zhang M., et al. PBDE-47-induced oxidative stress, DNA damage and apoptosis in primary cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Neurotoxicology 2008: 29(1): 124-129.
16. He P., Wang A., Niu Q., Guo L., Xia T., and Chen X. Toxic effect of PBDE-47 on thyroid development, learning, and memory, and the interaction between PBDE- and PCB153 that enhances toxicity in rats. Toxicol Ind Health 2011: 27(3): 279-288.
17. He P., Wang A.G., Xia T., Gao P., Niu Q., and Guo L.J., et al. Mechanisms underlying the developmental neurotoxic effect of PBDE-47 and the enhanced toxicity associated with its combination with PCB153 in rats. Neurotoxicology 2009: 30(6): 1088-1095.
18. Herbstman J.B., Sjodin A., Kurzon M., Lederman S.A., Jones R.S., and Rauh V., et al. Prenatal exposure to PBDEs and neurodevelopment. Environ Health Perspect 2010: 118(5): 712-719.
19. Stapleton H.M., Eagle S., Anthopolos R., Wolkin A., and Miranda M.L. Associations between polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, phenolic metabolites, and thyroid hormones during pregnancy. Environ Health Perspect 2011: 119(10): 1454-1459.
20. Verner M.A., Bouchard M., Fritsche E., Charbonneau M., and Haddad S. In vitro neurotoxicity data in human risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs): overview and perspectives. Toxicol In Vitro 2011: 25(8): 1509-1515.
21. UNEP. 2009. The nine new POPs. An introduction to the nine chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention by the Conference of the Parties at its fourth meeting. Available: http://chm.pops.int/Programmes/newpops/publications/tabid/ 695/language/ en-US/default.aspx. Accessed 14 July 2011.
22. Tullo A. Flame-retardant phaseout. Chem Eng News 2003: 18: 10-13.
23. Bromine Science Environmental Forum (BSEF). Legislation - Regulatory Overview in the EU. Available at http://www.bsef.com/regulation/eu-legislation/. Accessed July 2011. 2009
24. Bocio A., Llobet J.M., Domingo J.L., Corbella J., Teixido A., and Casas C. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in foodstuffs: human exposure through the diet. J Agric Food Chem 2003: 51(10): 3191-3195.
25. Domingo J.L. Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers through the diet. J Chromatogr A 2004: 1054(1-2): 321-326.
26. Harrad S., Wijesekera R., Hunter S., Halliwell C., and Baker R. Preliminary assessment of U.K. human dietary and inhalation exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Environ Sci Technol 2004: 38(8): 2345-2350.
27. Kiviranta H., Ovaskainen M.L., and Vartiainen T. Market basket study on dietary intake of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, and PBDEs in Finland. Environ Int 2004: 30(7): 923-932.
28. Frederiksen M., Vorkamp K., Thomsen M., and Knudsen L.E. Human internal and external exposure to PBDEs - a review of levels and sources. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2009: 212(2): 109-134.
29. Johnson P.I., Stapleton H.M., Sjodin A., and Meeker J.D. Relationships between polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations in house dust and serum. Environ Sci Technol 2010: 44(14): 5627-5632.
30. Stapleton H.M., Allen J.G., Kelly S.M., Konstantinov A., Klosterhaus S., and Watkins D., et al. Alternate and new brominated flame retardants detected in U.S. house dust. Environ Sci Technol 2008: 42(18): 6910-6916.
31. Go'mara B., Herrero L., Ramos J.J., Mateo J.R., Ferna'ndez M.A., and Garci'a J.F., et al. Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human umbilical cord serum, paternal serum, maternal serum, placentas, and breast milk from Madrid population, Spain. Environ Sci Technol 2007: 41(20): 6961-6968.
32. CDC. Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals 2009. Available http://www.cdc.gov/ExposureReport/. Accessed 14 July 2011. 2009.
33. Lind Y., Darnerud P.O., Atuma S., Aune M., Becker W., and Bjerselius R., et al. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in breast milk from Uppsala County, Sweden. Environ Res 2003: 93(2): 186-194.
34. Sjodin A., Wong L.Y., Jones R.S., Park A., Zhang Y., and Hodge C., et al. Serum concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) in the united states population: 2003-2004. Environ Sci Technol 2008a: 42(4): 1377-1384.
35. Allen J.G., McClean M.D., Stapleton H.M., and Webster T.F. Critical factors in assessing exposure to PBDEs via house dust. Environ Int 2008a: 34(8): 1085-1091.
36. Allen J.G., McClean M.D., Stapleton H.M., and Webster T.F. Linking PBDEs in house dust to consumer products using X-ray fluorescence. Environ Sci Technol 2008b: 42(11): 4222-4228.
37. Stapleton H.M., Dodder N.G., Offenberg J.H., Schantz M.M., and Wise S.A. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in house dust and clothes dryer lint. Environ Sci Technol 2005: 39(4): 925-931.
38. United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Exposure factors handbook. Available http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid12464. Accessed 14 July 2011. 1997.
39. Allen J.G., McClean M.D., Stapleton H.M., Nelson J.W., and Webster T.F. Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor air. Environ Sci Technol 2007: 41(13): 4574-4579.
40. Hazrati S., and Harrad S. Causes of variability in concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor air. Environ Sci Technol 2006: 40(24): 7584-7589.
41. Webster L., Russell M., Adefehinti F., Dalgarno E.J., and Moffat C.F. Preliminary assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Scottish aquatic environment, including the firth of clyde. J Environ Monit 2008: 10(4): 463-473.
42. Watkins D.J., McClean M.D., Fraser A.J., Weinberg J., Stapleton H.M., Sjodin A., and Webster T.F. Exposure to PBDEs in the office environment: evaluating the relationships between dust, handwipes, and serum. Environ Health Perspect 2011: 119(9): 1247-1252.
43. Choi K.I., Lee S.H., and Osako M. Leaching of brominated flame retardants from TV housing plastics in the presence of dissolved humic matter. Chemosphere 2009: 74(3): 460-466.
44. Imm P., Knobeloch L., Buelow C., and Anderson H.A. Household exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in a Wisconsin Cohort. Environ Health Perspect 2009: 117(12): 1890-1895.
45. Thuresson K., Bergman K., Rothenbacher K., Herrmann T., Sjolin S., and Hagmar L., et al. Polybrominated diphenyl ether exposure to electronics recycling workers - a follow up study. Chemosphere 2006: 64(11): 1855-1861.
46. Harrad S., and Abdallah M.A. Calibration of two passive air sampler configurations for monitoring concentrations of hexabromocyclododecanes in indoor air. J Environ Monit 2008: 10(4): 527-531.
47. Huwe J.K., Hakk H., Smith D.J., Diliberto J.J., Richardson V., Stapleton H.M., and Birnbaum L.S. Comparative absorption and bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers following ingestion via dust and oil in male rats. Environ Sci Technol 2008: 42(7): 2694-2700.