Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in matched samples of indoor dust and breast milk in New Zealand

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-261

  Coakley, Jonathan D ^a   Harrad, Stuart J ^b   Goosey, Emma ^b   Ali, Nadeem ^c   Dirtu, Alin Constantin ^c   Van den Eede, Nele ^c   Covaci, Adrian ^c   Douwes, Jeroen ^a   Mannetje, Andrea 't ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Breast milk; Brominated flame retardants; Dust; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

DUST; FLOORS;

BIOMONITORING; BREAST MILK; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOMONITORING; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; MILK; PBDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDOOR DUST; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84880257566     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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