Occurrences of major polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in maternal and fetal cord blood sera in Korea

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 491-492, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-226

  Choi, Gyuyeon ^a   Kim, Sungjoo ^b   Kim, Sunmi ^c   Kim, Sungkyoon ^c   Choi, Youngeun ^a   Kim, Hai Joong ^d   Lee, Jeong Jae ^a   Kim, Su Young ^e   Lee, Sunggyu ^f   Moon, Hyo Bang ^f   Choi, Sooran ^b   Choi, Kyungho ^c   Park, Jeongim ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BDE 153; BDE 47; BDE 99; Infant; Pregnant women; Transplacental

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FETAL MONITORING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BDE-153; BDE-47; BDE-99; INFANT; PREGNANT WOMAN; TRANSPLACENTAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; BDE 47; BDE 99; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLAME RETARDANT; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MATERNAL EFFECT; PBDE; PREGNANCY; SERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEAT; NEWBORN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX; SOUTH KOREA; TIME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VULNERABLE POPULATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANT WOMAN; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84903541468     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.071     Document Type: Article

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