Open AccessPlasma Concentrations of Selected Organobromine Compounds and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Postmenopausal Women of Québec, Canada
Author(s) -
Torkjel M. Sandanger,
Marc Sinotte,
Pierre Dumas,
Mario Marchand,
Courtney D. Sandau,
Daria Pereg,
Sylvie Bérubé,
Jacques Brisson,
Pierre Ayotte
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.10303
Subject(s) - congener , polybrominated diphenyl ethers , polychlorinated biphenyl , environmental chemistry , biphenyl , polybrominated biphenyls , chemistry , pollutant , organic chemistry
Brominated flame retardants, especially polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), have been widely used in North America, but little is known about the level of exposure of human populations to these compounds.