Exposure of general population to PBDEs: A Progressive Total Diet Study in South Korea

Nguyen, Khanh Hoang; Pyo, Heesoo; Kim, Jongchul; Shin, Eun-su; Chang, Yoon Seok

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.08.030

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“…Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used in many industrial and commercial materials as a class of brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and its related exposure threatens human health (1). Certain PBDEs have been banned worldwide, and the congeners in commercial penta-BDE mixtures, octa-BDE mixtures, and deca-BDE mixtures -including BDE-47, -99, -153, -154, -175, -183, and -209were listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention (2)(3).…”

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Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Sixth Total Diet Study — China, 2016–2019

Pei¹,

Zhang²,

Li³

et al. 2022

China CDC Weekly

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Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Sixth Total Diet Study — China, 2016–2019

Pei¹,

Zhang²,

Li³

et al. 2022

China CDC Weekly

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“…The growing use of PBDEs in consumer products over the past 30 years has paralleled the rising incidence of feline hyperthyroidism (FH), at present the most common endocrinopathy in cats (Dye et al 2007;Nguyen et al 2014). The risk of developing FH was associated with indoor living and consumption of canned cat food (Dye et al 2007).…”

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Pets as Sentinels of Indoor Contamination

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Malarvannan

2019

Pets as Sentinels, Forecasters and Promoters of Human Health

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Historically, domestic and wild animals have been used as sentinels for human exposure to environmental contaminants, providing an early warning system for public health intervention. Since domestic animals, particularly cats and dogs, share their (indoor) environment with humans, they can respond to or be affected by toxic assaults like their owners. Given that, the potential for pets to act as biosentinels of human exposure to environmental contaminants has been explored in many scientific papers. In this chapter, an overview of literature studies of how pets have served as sentinels for human health effects resulting from exposure to several classes of environmental contaminants (such as metals, persistent organic pollutants, flame retardants, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) is reported and discussed. The possible links among the studies and/or the potential gaps in knowledge and research were also investigated. The presented studies indicated that cats and dogs are exposed to complex mixtures of industrial chemicals. The research outcomes demonstrated how pets well may be serving as sentinels for human health, as they breathe in, ingest, or absorb the same chemicals that are in our (indoor) environments.

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Human exposure to PBDE and critical evaluation of health hazards

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in large quantities as flame-retardant additives in a number of commercial products. Biomonitoring data show that, in recent years, PBDE concentrations have increased rapidly in the bodies of wildlife and humans. Usually, PBDE levels in North America have been reported to be higher than those in Europe and Asia. Moreover, body burden of PBDEs is three- to ninefold higher in infants and toddlers than in adults, showing these last two age groups the highest levels of these compounds, due to exposure via maternal milk and through dust. Tetra-, Penta-, and Hexa-BDEs are the isomers most commonly found in humans. Based on studies on experimental animals, the toxicological endpoints of exposure to PBDEs are likely to be thyroid homeostasis disruption, neurodevelopmental deficits, reproductive changes, and even cancer. Experimental studies in animals and epidemiological observations in humans suggest that PBDEs may be developmental neurotoxicants. Pre- and/or postnatal exposure to PBDEs may cause long-lasting behavioral abnormalities, particularly on motor activity and cognition. This paper is focused on reviewing the current status of PBDEs in the environment, as well as the critical adverse health effects based on the recent studies on the toxic effects of PBDEs.

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Exposure of general population to PBDEs: A Progressive Total Diet Study in South Korea

Cited by 23 publications

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Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Sixth Total Diet Study — China, 2016–2019

Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Sixth Total Diet Study — China, 2016–2019

Pets as Sentinels of Indoor Contamination

Human exposure to PBDE and critical evaluation of health hazards

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