Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants in the U.S. Population: Current Levels, Temporal Trends, and Comparison With Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Schecter, Arnold; Päpke, Olaf; Chi Tung, Kuang; Elizabeth Joseph, Jean; Robert Harris, T.; Dahlgren, James

doi:10.1097/01.jom.0000158704.27536.d2

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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants in the U.S. Population: Current Levels, Temporal Trends, and Comparison With Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine • Mar 1, 2005

Authors:

Arnold Schecter

Olaf Päpke

Kuang Chi Tung

Abstract

Brominated flame retardants have come into common use in the United States during the past 3 decades. This study reports levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in blood from the U.S. population at the present time and 30 years previously and also current human milk levels. T...

Subject

Dibenzofuran

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Diphenyl ether

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