Levels of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PBDEs in breast milk of women living in the vicinity of a hazardous waste incinerator: Assessment of the temporal trend

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1533-1540

  Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Kiviranta, Hannu ^b   Ruokojärvi, Päivi ^b   Nadal, Martí ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Hazardous waste incinerator; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD Fs)

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BREAST MILK; HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; FAT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; MILK; PBDE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HABIT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCINERATION; LIFESTYLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLLUTANT; SPAIN; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

BREAST MILK; HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS (PCDD/FS);

ADULT; BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SPAIN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885919500     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.07.071     Document Type: Article

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