Occurrence of chlorinated and brominated dioxins/furans, PCBs, and brominated flame retardants in blood of German adults

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 219, Issue 4-5, 2016, Pages 380-388

  Fromme, Hermann ^a,d   Hilger, Bettina ^a   Albrecht, Michael ^b   Gries, Wolfgang ^c   Leng, Gabriele ^c   Völkel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^c B   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood; HBCD; PBDD; PBDE; PCB; PCDD

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; GERMANY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974528079     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.03.003     Document Type: Article

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