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Congener-specific body burden levels and possible determinants of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the general Japanese population.

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OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to investigate congener-specific body burden levels and possible determinants of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Japanese human population. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study on 72 participants aged 15-74 years; subjects were not occupationally exposed to PBDEs or dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs). Participants lived in two urban areas and two fishing villages. Twenty-seven PBDE congeners, PCB-126, PCB-118, PCB-156, and biochemical factors were determined in fasting blood. A questionnaire survey on life-style was also conducted. RESULTS:More than half of the PBDE values for 14 congeners were below the levels of detection (LODs). The median concentration of total PBDEs was 3.6 ng g(-1) lipid. The most abundant congener was BDE-209 (median concentration, 0.90 ng g(-1) lipid), followed by BDE-153, BDE-207, and BDE-47 in the given order. Most PBDE congeners with < or = 6 bromine atoms had significant positive associations with the concentrations of the three DL-PCBs (suggesting common routes of exposure) and with plasma concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), biological markers of fish intake. These associations did not change substantially after adjustment for age, sex, and log(body mass index). These positive associations with the concentrations of DL-PCBs or EPA/DHA were not found in analyses of high-brominated PBDE congeners with > or = 8 bromine atoms. CONCLUSIONS:Fish consumption may be a major contributor to the accumulation of PBDE congeners with 6 bromine atoms among the general Japanese population. In contrast, the main exposure routes to high-brominated PBDEs in humans are probably not associated with fish consumption.

journal_name

Chemosphere

journal_title

Chemosphere

authors

Uemura H,Arisawa K,Hiyoshi M,Dakeshita S,Kitayama A,Takami H,Sawachika F,Yamaguchi M,Sasai S

doi

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.050

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-04-01 00:00:00

pages

706-12

issue

eissn

0045-6535

issn

1879-1298

pii

S0045-6535(10)00231-6

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Congener-specific body burden levels and possible determinants of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the general Japanese population.