Current exposure of Italian women of reproductive age to PFOS and PFOA: A human biomonitoring study

Chemosphere

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  De Felip, Elena ^a   Abballe, Annalisa ^a   Albano, Fulvia Lucia ^b   Battista, Tatiana ^c   Carraro, Valter ^d   Conversano, Michele ^c   Franchini, Silva ^d   Giambanco, Laura ^e   Iacovella, Nicola ^a   Ingelido, Anna Maria ^a   Maiorana, Antonio ^e   Maneschi, Francesco ^f   Marra, Valentina ^a   Mercurio, Antonella ^e   Nale, Roberta ^f   Nucci, Bianca ^g   Panella, Vincenzo ^h   Pirola, Flavia ^h   Porpora, Maria Grazia ⁱ   Procopio, Enrico ^j   Suma, Nicola ^j   Valentini, Silvia ^a   Valsenti, Luisa ^k   Vecchiè, Valerio ^g   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ASL Taranto   (Italy)

^d Azienda Prov Sanitaria di Trento   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Civico di Palermo   (Italy)

^f UOC Ostetricia e Ginecologia   (Italy)

^g ASL 5 Pinerolo   (Italy)

^h ASL Roma D   (Italy)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j ASL 5 Susa (To)   (Italy)

^k UOC Igiene e Sanità Pubblica   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Italy; PFOA; PFOS; Women

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOMONITORING; ITALY; PFOA; PFOS; WOMEN;

RURAL AREAS;

BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; SERUM; WOMENS HEALTH;

ITALY;

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPRYLATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; ITALY; REPRODUCTION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947570735     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.046     Document Type: Article

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