Brominated flame retardants - Exposure and risk assessment for the general population

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-23

  Fromme, H ^a,d   Becher, G ^b,c   Hilger, B ^a   Volkel W ^a  

^a Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Exposure; Flame retardants; HBCD; House dust; Indoor air; PBDE

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; DIET; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

DIET; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84946923473     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.08.004     Document Type: Review

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