Bounding uncertainties in intrinsic human elimination half-lives and intake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the North American population

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 168-174

  Wong, Fiona ^a   Cousins, Ian T ^a   MacLeod, Matthew ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Exposure; Intake; Intrinsic elimination half lives; PBDE; Pharmacokinetic modeling

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RATE CONSTANTS;

BIOMONITORING; EXPOSURE; HALF LIVES; INTAKE; PBDE; PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEALTH RISK; MODELING; PBDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84880168671     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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