title: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human hair from the college environment: comparison with indoor dust.
abstract: Eight Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners (BDE 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183 and 209) were determined to examine the hair burden at low concentrations, and the relationship between PBDE concentrations in human hair and indoor dust from a college environment (Shanghai University campus). Chemical analyses showed that the total concentrations of PBDEs in hair ranged from 4.04 to 99 ng/g dw, and were found to be fourfold higher in females than in males (p < 0.05). The total PBDEs concentrations in indoor dust samples ranged from 170 to 1,360 ng/g dw. Significantly positive correlations were observed between human hair and indoor dust for BDE 47 (r = 0.44, p = 0.048) and BDE 99 (r = 0.68, p = 0.025). However, no significant association was noted between other PBDE congeners in human hair and indoor dust in the present study.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jian-Qiu
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Shi-Qi
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Gu-Yu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ming-Hong
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers