Assessing exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) for workers in the vicinity of a large recycling facility

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-228

  Hearn, Laurence K ^a   Hawker, Darryl W ^b   Toms, Leisa Maree L ^c   Mueller, Jochen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Exposure assessment; Near source exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; BIOMONITORING; INDOOR AIR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PBDE; RECYCLING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOTIVE SHREDDING FACILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUST; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; METAL RECYCLING FACILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECYCLING; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; QUEENSLAND; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84876971782     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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