Hexachloronorbornene-based flame retardants in humans: Levels in maternal serum and milk

Environment International

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-17

  Zhou, Simon Ningsun ^a   Siddique, Shabana ^a   Lavoie, Laetiscia ^b   Takser, Larissa ^b   Abdelouahab, Nadia ^b   Zhu, Jiping ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flame retardants; GC MS; Human data; Milk and serum

Indexed keywords

DAIRIES; ISOMERS;

DECHLORANE PLUS; DETECTION FREQUENCY; GC/MS; HUMAN DATA; HUMAN EXPOSURES; MATERNAL SERUM; MILK AND SERUM; TECHNICAL MIXTURES;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

DECHLORANE 603; DECHLORANE 604; DECHLORANE 620; DECHLORANE PLUS; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENYL DIBROMOCYCLOOCTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MILK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL SERUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA;

FLAME RETARDANTS; GC/MS; HUMAN DATA; MILK AND SERUM;

ADULT; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84893494144     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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