Accumulation of perfluoroalkyl substances in human tissues

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 354-362

  Pérez, Francisca ^a   Nadal, Martí ^b   Navarro Ortega, Alícia ^a   Fàbrega, Francesc ^b   Domingo, José L ^b   Barceló, Damià ^a,c   Farré, Marinella ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human distribution; Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); Principal Component Analysis; Tissues; Turbulent flow chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (TFC LC MS MS)

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BONE; HISTOLOGY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TISSUE; TURBULENT FLOW;

BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMAN DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED TO TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE; PERFLUOROBUTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BONE; BRAIN; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PURIFICATION; SOLVENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOACCUMULATION; BONE; BRAIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; LUNG; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPAIN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOKINETICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CATALONIA; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

HUMAN DISTRIBUTION; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFASS); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TISSUES; TURBULENT FLOW CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED TO TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY (TFC-LC-MS/MS);

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPROATES; CAPRYLATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; SPAIN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84880783627     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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