Concentrations and congener profiles of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in blood plasma from Hong Kong: Implications for sources and exposure route

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 253-259

  Wang, Hong Sheng ^a,b   Jiang, Guan Min ^c   Chen, Zhuo Jia ^d   Du, Jun ^a,f   Man, Yu Bon ^b   Giesy, John P ^e,f   Wong, Chris K C ^b   Wong, Ming Hung ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CHINA   (China)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Dust; Fish; PBDEs; Plasma

Indexed keywords

CONGENER PROFILES; DIETARY EXPOSURE; GENERAL POPULATION; HONG KONG PEOPLE; HUMAN BLOOD PLASMAS; LIMITED INFORMATION; PBDES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; DUST; FISH; PLASMAS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DIET; DUST; ETHER; FISH; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH MEAT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PLASMA; WORKPLACE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

BIOACCUMULATION; DUST; FISH; PBDES; PLASMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882710231     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.033     Document Type: Article

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