Measurements of selected brominated flame retardants in nursing women: Implications for human exposure

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 8873-8880

  Zhou, Simon Ningsun ^a   Buchar, Angelina ^a   Siddique, Shabana ^a   Takser, Larissa ^b   Abdelouahab, Nadia ^b   Zhu, Jiping ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANTS;

1 ,2-BIS(2 ,4 ,6-TRIBROMOPHENOXY) ETHANE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; DETECTION FREQUENCY; HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS; HUMAN MATERNAL SERUMS; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION;

BODY FLUIDS;

1,2 BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; 2 ETHYL 1 HEXYL 2,3,4,5 TETRABROMOBENZOATE; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 4,5,6,7 TETRABROMO 1,1,3 TRIMETHYL 3 (2,3,4,5 TETRABROMOPHENYL)INDANE; BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL)TETRABROMOPHTHALATE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC CHEMICALS; FLAME RETARDANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MATERNAL BLOOD; MEASUREMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHARMACOKINETICS; POLLUTANT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84905666011     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5016839     Document Type: Article

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