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Organohalogen chemicals in human blood from the United Kingdom.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16236409     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Blood serum from 154 volunteers at 13 UK locations in 2003 were analysed for a range of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and PBDEs. HCB, p,p'-DDE and p,p'-DDT and beta-HCH were the dominant organochlorine pesticides in most samples. BDEs 47, 99, 100, 153, 154 and 183 were the most regularly detected PBDEs. This study is the first report of BDE209 in UK human blood (found in 11 samples, range < 15-240 ng/g lipid). Concentration and age correlated for the less easily metabolised PCBs, p,p'-DDT and p,p'-DDE, HCB and HCHs. With increasing age females tended to have lower concentrations of the more chlorinated PCBs than males. Similar PBDE concentrations, and distributions, to those reported in the general population in Sweden in 2002 were found, despite differences in historical PBDE production and usage. There is increasing regulation to control persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals, and establishing human exposure will help to identify substances which should be urgently phased out.
Authors:
Gareth O Thomas; Matthew Wilkinson; Susan Hodson; Kevin C Jones
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2005-10-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)     Volume:  141     ISSN:  0269-7491     ISO Abbreviation:  Environ. Pollut.     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-03-20     Completed Date:  2006-12-07     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804476     Medline TA:  Environ Pollut     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  30-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Sciences, IENS, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK. g.o.thomas@lancaster.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Age Distribution
Blood Specimen Collection / methods
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Environmental Pollutants / blood*
Female
Flame Retardants / analysis
Geography
Great Britain
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
Humans
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / blood
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / blood*
Linear Models
Male
Patient Selection
Pesticides / blood*
Phenyl Ethers / blood
Polybrominated Biphenyls / blood
Polychlorinated Biphenyls / blood
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sex Distribution
Sweden
United States
Urban Population
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Environmental Pollutants; 0/Flame Retardants; 0/Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; 0/Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; 0/Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; 0/Pesticides; 0/Phenyl Ethers; 0/Polybrominated Biphenyls; 0/Polychlorinated Biphenyls; 1163-19-5/decabromobiphenyl ether; 32534-81-9/pentabromodiphenyl ether

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