Review of OPFRs in animals and humans: Absorption, bioaccumulation, metabolism, and internal exposure research

Chemosphere

Volumn 153, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-90

  Hou, Rui ^a   Xu, Yiping ^a   Wang, Zijian ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bioaccumulation; Internal exposure; Metabolism; Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs)

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; FLAME RETARDANTS; METABOLISM;

CRITICAL DIRECTIONS; DERMAL ABSORPTION; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; EXPOSURE BIOMARKERS; INTERNAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS;

ANIMALS;

FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; FOOD WEB; METABOLISM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY;

AMBIENT AIR; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN ABSORPTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; ORGANOPHOSPHATES;

EID: 84962563464     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.003     Document Type: Review

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