Feasibility study of feces for noninvasive biomonitoring of brominated flame retardants in toddlers.
Environ Sci Technol
; 49(1): 606-15, 2015 Jan 06.
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| ID: mdl-25493574
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the feasibility of using feces as a noninvasive matrix to estimate serum concentrations of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in toddlers for biomonitoring purposes. Tri- to decabrominated diphenyl ethers (tri-decaBDEs), isomer-specific hexabromocyclododecanes, and 16 emerging BFRs were determined in feces from 22 toddlers (11-15 months of age), and results were compared to previously analyzed matched serum samples. BDE-47, -153, -196, -197, -203, -206, -207, -208, and -209 were detected in the feces creating a matched data set (feces-serum, n = 21). Tetra-octaBDE concentrations were significantly higher (Student's paired comparisons t test, α = 0.05) in serum versus feces with BDE-153 having the highest mean difference between the sample matrices. BDE-209 was found in significantly higher concentrations in feces compared to serum. Significant correlations (Pearson's, α = 0.05) between congener-specific concentrations in feces and serum were found for all BDEs except BDE-197 and -203. The feces-serum associations found can be used to estimate serum concentrations of tetra-decaBDEs from feces concentrations and enable a noninvasive sampling method for biomonitoring BDEs in toddlers.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Heces
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Retardadores de Llama
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Hidrocarburos Bromados
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Sci Technol
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia