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ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
卷 37, 期 2, 页码 443-448出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.11.008
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TBBP-A; HBCD; Degradation products; Human breast milk; Human exposure
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBP-A), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and its degradation products were determined in 34 human milk samples from Birmingham, UK. TBBP-A was detected in 36% of samples (average = 0.06 ng g(-1) lw), with HBCDs detected in all samples (average Sigma HBCDs = 5.95 ng g(-1) lw). alpha-HBCD comprised 62-95% Sigma HBCDs while beta- and gamma-HBCD constituted 2-18% and 3-33% respectively. Enantioselective enrichment of (-)-alpha-HBCD (average enantiomer fraction = 0.29) was observed indicating potential enantioselectivity associated with HBCD absorption, metabolism and/or excretion. The degradation products pentabromocyclododecenes (average = 0.04 ng g(-1) lw; n =9) and tetrabromocyclododecadienes (average = 0.15 ng g(-1) lw; n = 25) were detected for the first time in human tissues. Average exposures of a nursing infant to Sigma HBCDs and TBBP-A (35 arid 1 ng kg(-1) bw day(-1) respectively) via breast milk exceeded upper-bound dietary intakes of both UK adults and toddlers. Using a simple pharmacokinetic model, intakes of UK adults via inhalation, diet and dust ingestion were converted to predicted body burdens. Predictions compared well with those observed for HBCDs but observed body burdens of TBBP-A exceeded predictions. This may indicate the human half-life of TBBP-A is greater than observed previously, that intakes may be underestimated, or that concentrations reported here reflect recent elevated episodic exposure. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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