Retrospective time-trend study of polybrominated diphenyl ether and polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyl levels in human serum from the United States.(Research) From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Focant, Jean-Francois; Jones, Richard S.; Lapeza, Chester; McGahee, Ernst E., III; Needham, Larry L.; Patterson, Donald G., Jr.; Sjodin, Andreas; Slazyk, Bill; Turner, Wayman E.; Wang, Richard Y.; Zhang, Yalin | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Six polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), one hexabromobiphenyl [polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)], and one hexachlorobiphenyl [polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)] were measured in 40 human serum pools collected in the southeastern United States during 1985 through 2002 and in Seattle, Washington, for 1999 through 2002. The concentrations of most of the PBDEs, which are commercially used as flame retardants in common household and commercial applications, had significant positive correl...