Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) in blood from children (age 9-12) in Taizhou, China.
J Environ Sci (China)
; 23(7): 1199-204, 2011.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22125915
ABSTRACT
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as ubiquitous persistent organic pollutants have attracted much attention in recent years. Exposure to PBDEs could induce a high health risk for children. The aim of this study was to investigate the PBDEs exposure of children (9-12 years) from Taizhou, China. Fifty-eight blood samples were collected in one school in a mountainous area in Taizhou. The concentrations of sigma9PBDEs (sum of BDE-28, -47, -99, -100, -153, -154, -183, -197 and -209) ranged from 2.66 to 33.9 ng/g lipid wet (lw) with a median of 7.22 ng/g lw. These concentrations were lower than those of children in USA, but close to European and Asian general population levels. The results showed that children in Taizhou countryside were at a low level of PBDEs exposure. The predominant congener was BDE-209, followed by BDE-28, -47, -197 and -153. High abundance of BDE-209 was consistent with the pollution background of PBDEs in China characterized by high brominated congeners as main pollutants.
Buscar en Google
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Éteres Difenilos Halogenados
Límite:
Child
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Environ Sci (China)
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China