Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Hypothyroidism in Canadian Women

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Canadian Environment

Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment and biota

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in house dust in Beijing, China.

Eleven house dust samples were collected in Beijing to quantify 42 different polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Total PBDEs concentrations ranged from 140 to 1,300 ng g(-1). The dominant PBDEs congener identified was BDE 209, which made up more than 70% of all PBDEs congeners. Concentrations of PBDEs in Chinese house dust were lower than in other countries. The most polluted areas were ele...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in U.S. mothers' milk.

No previous reports exist on polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in human milk from individual U.S. mothers. This article on PBDEs is an extension of our previous studies on concentrations of dioxins, dibenzofurans, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other chlorinated organic compounds in human milk in a number of countries. PBDE commercial products are used as flame retardants in flexib...

Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor air.

We used personal air samplers to measure indoor air exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) for 20 residents of the Greater Boston Area (Massachusetts). Area air measures were simultaneously collected from two rooms in each participant's home. Total personal air concentrations (particulate + vapor) were 469 pg/m3 for non-209 BDEs and 174 pg/m3 for BDE 209, significantly higher than b...