Milk from 50 mothers in or around Seattle was analysed for 66 BFRs: 37 PBDES or metabolites (a class of BFRs which has been largely phased out), 8 bromophenols and 8 other substitute BFRs. PBDEs were found in 100% of women’s breast milk at median 15 parts per billion...
Simulations using synthetic sweat and sebum and microplastics (polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene) containing PBDEs or HBCD suggested that 1 – 2% of the brominated FR could be dermally bioaccessible. Bioaccessibility was around twice as high in <0.45 mm...
69 studies were analysed , covering four alkyl OPFRs, five aryl OPFRs and fifteen chlorinated or brominated FRs. Principal metabolites of OPFRs are identified as di-alkyl phosphates (DAPs) and hydroxylated OPFRs. These are concluded to have low bioaccumulation...
Data for 8028 persons from the NHANES cohort (US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) were analysed for correlations between serum PBDE (nine PBDEs, tri- to deca-BDE) and metabolic indicators of oxidative stress (bilirubin, CGT). After controlling for...
Levels of four OPEms (list below) in one sample of 340 mothers’ urine at 17 weeks pregnancy were compared to EF (Executive Function = attention span, vocabulary, assertiveness) of offspring 6 – 36 months. The main sources of these OPEms may not be FRs. Attempts were...
