Elevated house dust and serum concentrations of PBDEs in California: unintended consequences of furniture flammability standards?
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Studies show higher house dust and body burden levels of PBDE flame retardants in North America than Europe; but little is known about exposure variation within North America, where California's furniture flammability standard affects PBDE use. We compared dust samples from 49 homes in two California communities with 120 Massachusetts homes and with other published studies. Dust concentrations [median (range) ng/g] in California homes of BDE-47, -99, and -100 were 2700 (112-107,000), 3800 (102-170,000), and 684 (
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- Authors
- Zota, A. R., Rudel, R. A., Morello-Frosch, R. A., & Brody, J. G.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zota, Ami R.
- Venue
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2008-10-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 8158-8164
- ISSN
- 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5851
- OpenAlex
- W2047323930
- Cited by
- 227
- References
- 29
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- FWCI
- 15.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Environmental Science & Technology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R25ES013258, 5R25ES13258-4)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Keywords
- polybrominated diphenyl ethers, house dust, serum concentration, flame retardants, human exposure, California, Massachusetts, BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-100, exposure variation
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, California, Child, Dust, Female, Flame Retardants, Geography, Humans, Interior Design and Furnishings, Male, Middle Aged, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
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