Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and indicator polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in foods from China: Levels, dietary intake, and risk assessment

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 6544-6551

  Zhang, Lei ^a,b   Li, Jingguang ^a   Zhao, Yunfeng ^a   Li, Xiaowei ^a   Wen, Sheng ^c   Shen, Haitao ^d   Wu, Yongning ^a  

^a CHINA NATIONAL CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Hubei Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

dietary intake; indicator PCBs; PBDEs; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DIETARY INTAKES; ESTIMATED DIETARY INTAKES; NATIONAL SURVEYS; PBDES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); TOTAL DIET STUDIES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84879761347     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf4006565     Document Type: Article

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