Inhalation and dietary exposure to Dechlorane Plus and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Osaka, Japan

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-73

  Kakimoto, Kensaku ^a   Nagayoshi, Haruna ^a   Takagi, Sokichi ^a   Akutsu, Kazuhiko ^a   Konishi, Yoshimasa ^a   Kajimura, Keiji ^a   Hayakawa, Kazuichi ^b   Toriba, Akira ^b  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Dechlorane Plus; Food; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DECHLORANE PLUS; FAT; FLAME RETARDANT; OIL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD QUALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INHALATION; JAPAN; LEGUME; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEAT; SHELLFISH; URBAN AREA;

ATMOSPHERE; DECHLORANE PLUS; FOOD; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

ANIMALS; DIET; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INHALATION; JAPAN; MEAT; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SHELLFISH; VEGETABLES;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; OSAKA [KINKI];

EID: 84887825172     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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