title: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers detected in human adipose tissue from Spain.
abstract: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were detected in 13 human adipose tissue samples from Spain, 3 women and 10 men. Tetra-, penta- and hexabrominated diphenyl ethers were determined at ng/g lipid (ppb) level in all the samples. The average TeBDE level was 1.36 ng/g, the average PeBDE was 0.93 ng/g and the HxBDE 1.83 ng/g. Human adipose tissue levels of PBDE obtained in the current samples from Spain are comparable with the tissue levels reported in recent Swedish investigations.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wingfors
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuhmacher
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lindström
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Bavel
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010647:Phenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D005411:Flame Retardants; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls