Dioxin-related compounds in breast milk of women from Vietnamese e-waste recycling sites: Levels, toxic equivalents and relevance of non-dietary exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-225

  Tue, Nguyen Minh ^a,b   Katsura, Kana ^a   Suzuki, Go ^c   Tuyen, Le Huu ^a,b   Takasuga, Takumi ^d   Takahashi, Shin ^a,e   Viet, Pham Hung ^b   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d Shimadzu Techno Research   (Japan)

^e EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Brominated dioxin; CALUX; E waste; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MILK; PCB; PCDD; RECYCLING; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOEQUIVALENCE; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOXIN RESPONSIVE CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED LUCIFERASE GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; HOUSE DUST; IN VITRO STUDY; MILK LEVEL; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIETNAMESE;

VIET NAM;

BREAST MILK; BROMINATED DIOXIN; CALUX; E-WASTE; VIETNAM;

DIOXINS; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIETNAM;

EID: 84901036867     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.04.046     Document Type: Article

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