Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in UK human milk: Implications for infant exposure and relationship to external exposure

Environment International

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-136

  Abdallah, Mohamed Abou Elwafa ^a,b   Harrad, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

BDE 209; Human milk; Infant exposure; PBDEs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BDE 209; HUMAN MILK; INFANT EXPOSURE; LIMIT OF QUANTITATIONS; PBDES; PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MILK; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHALATION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TODDLER;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BDE 209; HUMAN MILK; INFANT EXPOSURE; PBDES;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK, HUMAN; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888419323     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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