Perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) levels and profiles in breast milk, maternal and cord serum of French women and their newborns

Environment International

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-81

  Cariou, Ronan ^a   Veyrand, Bruno ^a   Yamada, Ami ^a,b   Berrebi, Alain ^c   Zalko, Daniel ^d   Durand, Sophie ^a   Pollono, Charles ^a   Marchand, Philippe ^a   Leblanc, Jean Charles ^b   Antignac, Jean Philippe ^a,e   Le Bizec, Bruno ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^c TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d TOXALIM RESEARCH CENTRE IN FOOD TOXICOLOGY   (France)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Endocrine disruptors; Perfluoroalkyl substances; Perinatal exposure; Profiling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOMONITORING; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERINATAL EXPOSURE; PROFILING;

DAIRIES;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUOROHEXYLESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOMONITORING; BREASTFEEDING; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROFILER; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD CLOT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; FRENCHMAN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FETUS BLOOD; FRANCE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

FRANCE;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; CAPRYLATES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FLUOROCARBONS; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84938077716     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.07.014     Document Type: Article

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