Development of an analytical method to quantify PBDEs, OH-BDEs, HBCDs, 2,4,6-TBP, EH-TBB, and BEH-TEBP in human serum

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 408, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2449-2459

  Butt, Craig M ^a   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^b,c   Stapleton, Heather M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame retardants; Mass spectrometry; Method development; Serum analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION;

2 ,4 ,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; HYDROXYLATED METABOLITES; METHOD DEVELOPMENT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SERUM ANALYSIS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT;

BLOOD; HUMAN; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STANDARD;

BLOOD; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 84957708837     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9340-3     Document Type: Article

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