PMID- 16905189
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070328
LR  - 20061220
IS  - 0160-4120 (Print)
IS  - 0160-4120 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 1
DP  - 2007 Jan
TI  - Levels of brominated flame retardants in blood in relation to levels in household 
      air and dust.
PG  - 62-9
AB  - Levels of tri- to decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs), 
      1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) and 1,2-bis(pentabromophenyl)ethane 
      (DeBDethane) were determined in air, sedimentary dust and human plasma from five 
      households in Sweden. The levels of the individual BDEs in the plasma samples 
      were in the same order of magnitude as in other studies of the general population 
      in Scandinavia, and varied between non-detectable (<0.41 ng g(-1) l.w.) to 17 ng 
      g(-1) (l.w.). BDE#28 and #47 were present in all air samples, with mean values of 
      0.015 and 0.12 ng m(-3), respectively, except for one sample where the BDE#47 
      concentration was below the limit of detection (<0.17 ng m(-3)). BDE#209 was 
      found in one of the five air samples at a concentration of 0.26 ng m(-3). 
      DeBDethane was also detected in one sample, in which the BDE#209 level was below 
      LOD (<0.021 ng m(-3)), at a level of 0.023 ng m(-3). All the target compounds 
      were found in the sedimentary dust samples at levels from 0.51 to 1600 ng g(-1), 
      the highest concentration representing BDE#209. The most abundant components in 
      plasma, air and dust were BDE#47, #99 and #209. In the plasma samples BDE#207 and 
      #206 were also present at similar concentrations as BDE#47. In the sedimentary 
      dust samples, DeBDethane was also among the most abundant BFRs. A positive 
      relationship was found for the sumBDE concentrations in dust and plasma, although 
      the relationship was strongly dependent on one of the five observations. BFR 
      levels in dust and air were not dependent on the house characteristics such as 
      living area, floor material or number of electronic devices.
FAU - Karlsson, M
AU  - Karlsson M
AD  - MTM-research centre, Orebro University, 701 82 Orebro, Sweden. 
      marie.karlsson@nat.oru.se
FAU - Julander, A
AU  - Julander A
FAU - van Bavel, B
AU  - van Bavel B
FAU - Hardell, L
AU  - Hardell L
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20060814
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Int
JT  - Environment international
JID - 7807270
RN  - 0 (Dust)
RN  - 0 (Flame Retardants)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Brominated)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis
MH  - Dust/*analysis
MH  - Family Characteristics
MH  - Flame Retardants/*analysis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Brominated/*analysis/*blood
MH  - Sweden
EDAT- 2006/08/15 09:00
MHDA- 2007/03/29 09:00
CRDT- 2006/08/15 09:00
PHST- 2006/04/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2006/06/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2006/06/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/08/15 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/03/29 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/08/15 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0160-4120(06)00110-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envint.2006.06.025 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Int. 2007 Jan;33(1):62-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.06.025. Epub 2006 
      Aug 14.