Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Human Gestational Membranes from Women in Southeast Michigan

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in UK human milk

24 Fourteen tri-deca polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were investigated in 35 human 25 milk samples from Birmingham, UK. While none of the hepta-nona BDEs (the main 26 components of the OctaBDE technical mixture) were above the limit of quantitation (LOQ); 27 BDE-47 (average concentration = 3.3 ng g lipid weight (lw)) was quantified in all samples 28 contributing 34-74% to Σtri-hexa BDEs ...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human milk from Australia

Australia is an island continent in which both the levels of industrialization and the population density are relatively low. For the most part, the population base and industry is concentrated along the south eastern coastline. Information regarding the levels of PBDEs in the Australian environment and population is limited and this study represents the first investigation in pooled human milk...

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Canadian Environment

Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human semen.

Some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been found in human semen but until this point it was unclear whether polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) could be detected in human semen. In this study, PBDEs were found for the first time in human semen samples (n=101) from Taizhou, China. The concentrations of total PBDEs (∑PBDEs) varied from 15.8 to 86.8 pg/g ww (median=31.3 pg/g ww) and 53...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated biphenyls in Australian sewage sludge.

This paper presents a brief review of the international scientific literature of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) in sewage sludge and a survey of these compounds in sewage sludge from 16 Australian wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The SigmaPBDE mean concentration in the Australian study was 1137microgkg(-1) dry weight (d.w.) (s.d. 1116) and ranged ...