Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels in fruit, vegetables, and food of vegetable origin purchased in the United States
| Autor: | Meenal Sawant, Olaf Päpke, Sharon I. Brummitt, T. Robert Harris, Nirav Shah, Justin A. Colacino, Nina Lohmann, Arnold Schecter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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endocrine system education.field_of_study business.industry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Diphenyl ether Food safety Pollution Animal origin chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Bioaccumulation Environmental Chemistry Fish Food science education business reproductive and urinary physiology Food contaminant |
| Zdroj: | Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 91:643-652 |
| ISSN: | 1029-0486 0277-2248 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02772240802420632 |
| Popis: | Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants have been increasing exponentially in the US general population in recent decades. PBDEs are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and thus are toxic, persistent, and bioaccumulative. Levels in human blood and milk are markedly higher in North America than Europe. Food is a major route of intake. Typically higher levels of PBDEs are found in food of animal origin including fish, meat, and dairy products. Currently, there are no published data on the levels of PBDE in US fruits, vegetables, or food of vegetable origin. This study was conducted to study PBDE contamination in US fruits, vegetables, and food of vegetable origin; compare with levels in US fish, meat, and dairy products and with levels in vegetables in other countries. This is a follow-up study of our previously reported studies on PBDE levels in US food of animal origin. Of 14 food samples collected in Dallas, Texas, the total sum of five PBDE congeners, Σ5 PBDE, ranged from 2.6 to 90 pg g−1... |
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