Associations between human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants via diet and indoor dust, and internal dose: A systematic review

Environment International

Volumn 92-93, Issue , 2016, Pages 680-694

  Bramwell, Lindsay ^a   Glinianaia, Svetlana V ^a   Rankin, Judith ^a   Rose, Martin ^b   Fernandes, Alwyn ^b   Harrad, Stuart ^c   Pless Mulolli, Tanja ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body burden; Diet; Dust; Exposure pathways; Matched; PBDE; Review

Indexed keywords

DUST; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; NUTRITION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REVIEWS;

BODY BURDEN; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; MATCHED; PBDE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); STRONG CORRELATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNICAL PRODUCTS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

DIET; DUST; FLAME RETARDANT; INDOOR AIR; LITERATURE REVIEW; PBDE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BODY BURDEN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FOOD INTAKE; HALF LIFE TIME; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NARRATIVE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

SCOPUS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS;

EID: 84963621207     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.017     Document Type: Article

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