论文信息 - Are PBDEs an environmental equity concern? Exposure disparities by socioeconomic status.

Are PBDEs an environmental equity concern? Exposure disparities by socioeconomic status.

There has been a surge of new research highlighting thepotential health consequences of polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), brominated ﬂame retardants which havebeenaddedtoconsumerproductssincethe1970storeduceﬂammability of electronics and furniture. Due to theirpersistent nature and tendency to bioaccumulate, thesecompoundsareubiquitousandhavebeendetectedinhumantissues, marine mammals, house dust, and virtually anybiologicalorenvironmentalmediatakenfromanywhereonthe planet.Exposure assessment studies have documented bodyburden levels in various populations and investigatedcontributorsofhumanexposure.ThesestudiessuggestthatPBDEexposuresarenothomogeneousacrossdiversegroups.For example, recent studies have shown higher exposuresamong young children compared to adults (

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