Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) concentrations in maternal and umbilical cord serum in a human cohort from South Portugal

Chemosphere

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 291-302

  Lopes, B ^a   Arrebola, J P ^b   Serafim, A ^a   Company, R ^a   Rosa, J ^c   Olea, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE FARO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Human biomonitoring; Maternal serum; Organochlorines; PCBs; Pp'DDE; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMAN BIOMONITORING; MATERNAL SERUM; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANOCHLORINES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); UMBILICAL CORDS; VEGETABLES AND FRUITS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DDE; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SERUM; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAT INTAKE; FAT RICH FOOD; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEWBORN; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIMIPARA; RURAL AREA; SMOKING HABIT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

HUMAN BIOMONITORING; MATERNAL SERUM; ORGANOCHLORINES; PCBS; PP′DDE; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905695658     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.111     Document Type: Article

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