High Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Infants: Associations with Baby Products

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 14554-14559

  Hoffman, Kate ^a   Butt, Craig M ^a   Chen, Albert ^a   Limkakeng, Alexander T ^b   Stapleton, Heather M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; METABOLITES;

DAYCARE CENTERS; HIGH EXPOSURES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIS(1 ,3-DICHLORO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIS(1,3 DICHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; POLYURETHAN; TRIS(1,3-DICHLORO-2-PROPYL)PHOSPHATE;

CHILD HEALTH; METABOLITE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PPCP;

ARTICLE; BABY PRODUCT; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLITE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NEWBORN; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; ANALYSIS; BABY FOOD; METABOLISM; NORTH CAROLINA; URINE;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 84950139117     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03577     Document Type: Article

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