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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in house dust and clothes dryer lintHeather M Stapleton
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
Environ Sci Technol 39:925-31. 2005..This study demonstrates that PBDEs are prevalent at relatively high concentrations within homes where people, and particularly young children, may be susceptible to exposure...- Certification of SRM 1589a PCBs, pesticides, PBDEs, and dioxins/furans in human serumMichele M Schantz
Analytical Chemistry Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
Anal Bioanal Chem 389:1201-8. 2007.... - Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor dust standard reference materialsHeather M Stapleton
Analytical Chemistry Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
Anal Bioanal Chem 384:791-800. 2006..These SRMs are the first reference materials with certified concentrations for PBDEs, which will aid in validating future measurements of PBDEs in house dust and other similar matrices... - Persistent organic pollutants in two dolphin species with focus on toxaphene and polybrominated diphenyl ethersKaren J S Tuerk
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, USA
Environ Sci Technol 39:692-8. 2005..acutus or that concentrations have already peaked in this species prior to the first collection in 1993... - Photodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether in house dust by natural sunlightHeather M Stapleton
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 27:306-12. 2008..The ratio of BDE 197 to BDE 201 may also be indicative of BDE 209 degradation. as the ratio of these two congeners appeared to reach a steady-state value (~1) in both exposure scenarios in the present study... - Linking PBDEs in house dust to consumer products using X-ray fluorescenceJoseph G Allen
Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc, 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, Massachusetts 02494, USA
Environ Sci Technol 42:4222-8. 2008..005), a potential surrogate for television usage... - Measurement of polybrominated diphenyl ethers on hand wipes: estimating exposure from hand-to-mouth contactHeather M Stapleton
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
Environ Sci Technol 42:3329-34. 2008..These estimates are greater than dietary intake rates and suggest hand-to-mouth contact may be a key exposure route for PBDEs... - Serum levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in foam recyclers and carpet installers working in the United StatesHeather M Stapleton
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, LSRC Box 90328, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
Environ Sci Technol 42:3453-8. 2008..e., carpet padding), have higher body burdens of PBDEs, and thus may be at higher risk from adverse health effects associated with brominated flame retardant exposure... - Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor airJoseph G Allen
Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Environ Sci Technol 41:4574-9. 2007..045) and BDE 209 (r = 0.58, p = 0.008). Use of personal air concentrations increased estimates of inhalation exposure over those previously reported. Inhalation may account for up to 22% of the total BDE 209 exposure in U.S. adults... - Comparative absorption and bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers following ingestion via dust and oil in male ratsJanice K Huwe
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Biosciences Research Laboratory, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA
Environ Sci Technol 42:2694-700. 2008..The present study shows that PBDEs in dust are readily bioavailable and are biologically active, as indicated by increased transcription of hepatic enzymes... - Debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ether-99 (BDE-99) in carp (Cyprinus carpio) microflora and microsomesRae T Benedict
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, P O Box 38, Solomons, MD 20688, USA
Chemosphere 69:987-93. 2007.... - In vivo and in vitro debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) by juvenile rainbow trout and common carpHeather M Stapleton
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Environ Sci Technol 40:4653-8. 2006..In contrast, carp liver microsomes biotransformed up to 65% of the BDE 209 mass, primarily down to hexaBDE congeners. These microsomal incubations confirm a metabolic pathway for BDE 209 debromination... - Dietary accumulation and metabolism of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by juvenile carp (Cyprinus carpio)Heather M Stapleton
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, Maryland 20688, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 23:1939-46. 2004..This study suggests that BDEs have significantly different fate dynamics relative to PCBs in wild carp and likely other species of fish... - Debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners BDE 99 and BDE 183 in the intestinal tract of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)Heather M Stapleton
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, Maryland 20688, USA
Environ Sci Technol 38:1054-61. 2004..Reactions occurring within the gut transform BDE congeners to other products that may accumulate or be excreted. Further studies are needed to identify and determine the effects of these BDE metabolites... - Debromination of the flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether by juvenile carp (Cyprinus carpio) following dietary exposureHeather M Stapleton
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, Maryland 20688, USA
Environ Sci Technol 38:112-9. 2004..Although exposure of carp to BDE 209 did not result in the accumulation of BDE 209 in carp tissues, our results indicate evidence of limited BDE 209 bioavailability from food in the form of lower brominated metabolites... - Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in the North American environmentRobert C Hale
Department of Environmental and Aquatic Animal Health, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
Environ Int 29:771-9. 2003..This lack of redistribution is likely due to its extremely low volatility and water solubility. Penta-BDE and Deca-BDE products are used in different applications and this may also be a factor controlling their environmental release...