DDTs in mothers' milk, placenta and hair, and health risk assessment for infants at two coastal and inland cities in China

Environment International

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-82

  Man, Yu Bon ^a,b,c   Chan, Janet Kit Yan ^c,d   Wang, Hong Sheng ^c,e   Wu, Sheng Chun ^a,c   Wong, Ming Hung ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal area; DDT; Hair; Human milk; Infant; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

COASTAL AREA; DDT; HAIR; HUMAN MILK; INFANT; PLACENTA;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; DDT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAIR; HEALTH RISK; INFANT FEEDING; MILK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUIYU; LINAN; TAIZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

COASTAL AREA; DDT; HAIR; HUMAN MILK; INFANT; PLACENTA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHINA; CITIES; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK, HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRICHLOROETHANES;

EID: 84892875670     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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