Children's exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) through mouthing toys.

Autor: Ionas AC; Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: alin.ionas@gmail.com., Ulevicus J; Health and Life Sciences Department, VU University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Gómez AB; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Brandsma SH; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Leonards PE; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands., van de Bor M; Health and Life Sciences Department, VU University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Covaci A; Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. Electronic address: adrian.covaci@uantwerpen.be.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environment international [Environ Int] 2016 Feb; Vol. 87, pp. 101-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.11.018
Abstrakt: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have previously been detected in children toys, yet the risk of child exposure to these chemicals through the mouthing of toys or other items is still unknown. We aimed to expand on the current knowledge by investigating the impact of infants' mouthing activities on exposure to PBDEs present in toys. This was established by a leaching model for determining the amount PBDEs that can leach from toys into saliva in simulated conditions. The PBDE migration rate was at its highest for the 15 min low-exposure scenario incubations (198 pg/cm(2) × min) with the ERM EC-591 certified reference material (CRM) (0.17% w/w PBDEs). The leaching process was congener-dependent, since the percentage of lower brominated PBDE congeners that leached out was up to 4.5 times higher than for the heavier PBDEs. To study the scenario in which a child would mouth on a toy flame retarded with BDE 209 alone, a plastic item containing 7% BDE 209 (w/w) was also tested. The BDE 209 amounts leached out in only 15 min were higher than the amounts leached from the CRM after the 16 h incubation. For the Belgian population, the exposure scenario from mouthing on toys containing PBDEs in amounts similar to the REACH threshold was found to be lower than the exposure from mother's milk, but higher than the exposure through diet or even dust.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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