Concentrations and loadings of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in dust from low-income households in California

California residents may experience the highest polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardant exposures in the United States, the nation with the highest body burdens worldwide. It is hypothesized that Californians' high exposures are due to the state's strict furniture flammability...

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Main Authors: Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá, Asa Bradman, Marcia Nishioka, Martha E. Harnly, Alan Hubbard, Thomas E. McKone, Brenda Eskenazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-04-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412010002485