Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Levels in the Blood of Pregnant Women Living in an Agricultural Community in California
Author(s) -
Asa Bradman,
Laura Fenster,
Andreas Sjödin,
Richard S. Jones,
Donald G. Patterson,
Brenda Eskenazi
Publication year - 2006
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.8899
Subject(s) - polybrominated diphenyl ethers , diphenyl ether , polychlorinated biphenyl , ether , polybrominated biphenyls , chemistry , persistent organic pollutant , environmental chemistry , zoology , toxicology , biology , pollutant , organic chemistry
Recent studies have raised concerns about polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardant exposures to pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in the United States. Few studies have measured PBDEs in immigrant populations.
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