Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Hexabromocyclododecanes and Tetrabromobisphenol-A in Breast Milk from United Kingdom Women Do Not Decrease over Twelve Months of Lactation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 13899-13903

  Harrad, Stuart ^a   Abdallah, Mohamed Abou Elwafa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; UNITED KINGDOM;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; 2,2',4,4',5-BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; HEXABROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 153; POLLUTANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

BROMINE COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LACTATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MILK; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MOTHER; PUERPERIUM; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; POLLUTANT; YOUNG ADULT;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945166067     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00539     Document Type: Article

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