High polybrominated diphenyl ether levels in California house cats: House dust a primary source?

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are brominated flame retardants that act as endocrine disruptors, affecting thyroid hormone homeostasis. As a follow‐up to a recent study showing high PBDE levels in household cats and linking PBDE levels with cat hyperthyroidism, we measured PBDEs, polychlorin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2012-02, Vol.31 (2), p.301-306
Hauptverfasser:	Guo, Weihong, Park, June-Soo, Wang, Yunzhu, Gardner, Steve, Baek, Christina, Petreas, Myrto, Hooper, Kim
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Air Pollutants - analysis Air Pollutants - metabolism Air Pollution, Indoor - statistics & numerical data Animals California Cats Chemical compounds Dust Dust - analysis Environmental Monitoring Ethers Flame retardants Flame Retardants - analysis Flame Retardants - metabolism Gas chromatography Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - metabolism Homeostasis Hormones House cat House dust Humans Hyperthyroidism Mass spectrometry Nutrition Surveys Organochlorine pesticides PCB Pesticides Pilot Projects Polybrominated diphenyl ethers Polychlorinated biphenyls Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis Polychlorinated Biphenyls - metabolism Risk factors Thyroid Wildlife
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