PMID- 21594673
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120727
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1432-0703 (Electronic)
IS  - 0090-4341 (Linking)
VI  - 62
IP  - 1
DP  - 2012 Jan
TI  - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organochlorine 
      pesticides in adipose tissues of Korean women.
PG  - 176-84
LID - 10.1007/s00244-011-9679-6 [doi]
AB  - Studies on residue levels and accumulation profiles of persistent organic 
      pollutants (POPs) in human adipose tissues of Korean populations are scarce. In 
      this study, concentrations and accumulation features of polychlorinated biphenyls 
      (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers 
      (PBDEs) were measured in adipose tissues of Korean women age 40-68 years. The 
      highest concentrations were found for PCBs and DDTs, which were 1-2 orders of 
      magnitude greater than the concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexanes, chlordanes, 
      and PBDEs. The concentrations of PCBs and OCPs were lower than those reported for 
      other countries. However, PBDE concentrations were greater than those reported 
      for other countries, suggesting that ongoing exposure to PBDEs is a concern in 
      Korea. The profiles of PBDEs were characterized by the predominance of BDE 209, 
      followed by nona- and octa-BDEs, which are consistent with the consumption 
      patterns of products containing PBDEs in Korea. The concentrations of PCBs and 
      some OCPs were significantly correlated with each other, whereas PBDEs showed low 
      or moderate correlations with other POPs, suggesting differences in exposure 
      routes and biotransformation potentials of the compounds studied. The 
      concentrations of organochlorines and PBDEs were not correlated with subjects' 
      age and body mass index. The results of this study provide baseline information 
      on POPs in adipose tissues of the general population in Korea.
FAU - Moon, Hyo-Bang
AU  - Moon HB
AD  - Department of Environmental Marine Sciences, College of Science and Technology, 
      Hanyang University, Ansan, 426-791, Republic of Korea. hbmoon@hanyang.ac.kr
FAU - Lee, Duk-Hee
AU  - Lee DH
FAU - Lee, Yoon Soon
AU  - Lee YS
FAU - Choi, Minkyu
AU  - Choi M
FAU - Choi, Hee-Gu
AU  - Choi HG
FAU - Kannan, Kurunthachalam
AU  - Kannan K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110519
PL  - United States
TA  - Arch Environ Contam Toxicol
JT  - Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology
JID - 0357245
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adipose Tissue/*chemistry
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Female
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/*analysis/pharmacokinetics
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis/pharmacokinetics
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pesticide Residues/*analysis/pharmacokinetics
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis/pharmacokinetics
MH  - Republic of Korea
EDAT- 2011/05/20 06:00
MHDA- 2012/07/28 06:00
CRDT- 2011/05/20 06:00
PHST- 2010/12/23 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/05/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/05/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/05/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/07/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s00244-011-9679-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2012 Jan;62(1):176-84. doi: 
      10.1007/s00244-011-9679-6. Epub 2011 May 19.