Organochlorine compounds, nitro musks and perfluorinated substances in breast milk - Results from Bavarian monitoring of breast milk 2007/8

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 461-467

  Raab, Ulla ^a   Albrecht, Michael ^b   Preiss, Ursula ^b   Völkel, Wolfgang ^a   Schwegler, Ursula ^a   Fromme, Hermann ^a  

^a Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^b Department of Irradiation Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Breast milk; Chlorinated and fluorinated POPs; Infant exposure

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE; METABOLITES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIOMONITORING; BREAST MILK; CHLORINATED AND FLUORINATED POPS; INFANT EXPOSURE; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; MUSK; MUSK AMBRETTE; MUSK KETONE; MUSK XYLENE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; OXYCHLORDANE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOMONITORING; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; INFANT FEEDING; LIPID; METABOLITE; MILK; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; SULFONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RURAL AREA; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URBAN AREA;

BAVARIA; GERMANY;

BIOMONITORING; BREAST MILK; CHLORINATED AND FLUORINATED POPS; INFANT EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILK, HUMAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882883757     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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