Dietary exposure to phenolic and methoxylated organohalogen contaminants in relation to their concentrations in breast milk and serum in Japan

Environment International

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-25

  Fujii, Yukiko ^a   Nishimura, Eri ^b   Kato, Yoshihisa ^c   Harada, Kouji H ^a   Koizumi, Akio ^a   Haraguchi, Koichi ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY   (Japan)

^c TOKUSHIMA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6 Hydroxy BDE47; 6 Methoxy BDE47; Breast milk; Dietary exposure; Serum

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

6-HYDROXY-BDE47; 6-METHOXY-BDE47; BREAST MILK; DIETARY EXPOSURE; SERUM;

BODY FLUIDS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,4,6 TRIBROMOANISOLE; 2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; 4 HYDROXY 2,2',3,4',5,5',6 HEPTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 4' METHOXY 2,3',4,5',6 PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 6 HYDROXY 2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 6 METHOXY 2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; BDE 99; ENDOSULFAN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; METHOXYLATED ORGANOHALOGEN; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; PENTACHLOROANISOLE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PHENOLIC ORGANOHALOGEN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIET; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MILK; ORGANOHALOGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

JAPAN; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; OKINAWA [OKINAWA ISLAND]; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

6-HYDROXY-BDE47; 6-METHOXY-BDE47; BREAST MILK; DIETARY EXPOSURE; SERUM;

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MILK, HUMAN; PHENOLS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 84887933976     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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