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Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Indoor Dust from Egypt: Implications for Human Exposure by Abdallah, Mohamed Abou-Elwafa, Covaci, Adrian

“…Organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) have been proposed as alternatives for the phased out PBDE formulations. However, there exists no information on indoor…”
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Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphate esters in drinking water from Eastern China by Ding, Jinjian, Shen, Xiaoli, Liu, Weiping, Covaci, Adrian, Yang, Fangxing

“…Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are ubiquitous in the environment and may pose potential health risks to humans. Drinking water is suspected as one possible…”
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Bioavailability and biomagnification of organophosphate esters in the food web of Taihu Lake, China: Impacts of chemical properties and metabolism by Wang, Xiaolei, Zhong, Wenjue, Xiao, Bowen, Liu, Qing, Yang, Liping, Covaci, Adrian, Zhu, Lingyan

“…The bioavailability and biomagnification of organophosphate esters (OPEs) were investigated in a food web in the Zhushan Bay of Taihu Lake, China. The…”
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Distribution of bisphenol-A, triclosan and n-nonylphenol in human adipose tissue, liver and brain by Geens, Tinne, Neels, Hugo, Covaci, Adrian

“…► Bisphenol-A, triclosan and nonyl-phenol were at low ng/g levels in human tissues. ► Highest concentrations of bisphenol-A were found in adipose tissue,…”
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A review of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment: occurrence in consumer products, indoor air and dust by Lucattini, Luisa, Poma, Giulia, Covaci, Adrian, de Boer, Jacob, Lamoree, Marja H., Leonards, Pim E.G.

“…As many people spend a large part of their life indoors, the quality of the indoor environment is important. Data on contaminants such as flame retardants,…”
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Dietary intake of phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) using Swedish food market basket estimations by Poma, Giulia, Glynn, Anders, Malarvannan, Govindan, Covaci, Adrian, Darnerud, Per Ola

“…The occurrence of eight phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) was investigated in 53 composite food samples from 12 food categories, collected in 2015 for a…”
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Bird feathers as a biomonitor for environmental pollutants: Prospects and pitfalls by Jaspers, Veerle L.B., Covaci, Adrian, Herzke, Dorte, Eulaers, Igor, Eens, Marcel

“…Due to increasing amounts of hazardous chemicals released into the environment, there is a high demand for developing easy and non-destructive biomonitoring…”
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Estimating renal and hepatic clearance rates of organophosphate esters in humans: Impacts of intrinsic metabolism and binding affinity with plasma proteins by Wang, Xiaolei, Liu, Qing, Zhong, Wenjue, Yang, Liping, Yang, Jing, Covaci, Adrian, Zhu, Lingyan

“…[Display omitted] •Most OPEs tend to bind with plasma proteins, such as human serum albumin.•Metabolism and binding with plasma proteins affect the clearance…”
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Occurrence of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants and Plasticizers (PFRs) in Belgian Foodstuffs and Estimation of the Dietary Exposure of the Adult Population by Poma, Giulia, Sales, Carlos, Bruyland, Bram, Christia, Christina, Goscinny, Séverine, Van Loco, Joris, Covaci, Adrian

“…The occurrence of 14 organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (PFRs) was investigated in 165 composite food samples purchased from the Belgian market…”
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Occurrence and fate of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in indoor air and dust of Nepal: Implication for human exposure by Yadav, Ishwar Chandra, Devi, Ningombam Linthoingambi, Zhong, Guangcai, Li, Jun, Zhang, Gan, Covaci, Adrian

“…The present study was carried out in Nepal, a landlocked country located between world's two most populous countries i.e. India and China. In this study, the…”
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First insights in the metabolism of phosphate flame retardants and plasticizers using human liver fractions by Van den Eede, Nele, Maho, Walid, Erratico, Claudio, Neels, Hugo, Covaci, Adrian

“…•First qualitative metabolism study on PFRs using human liver microsomes.•Rates of substrate depletion were lowest for tris(2-chloroethyl)…”
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Concentration and spatial distribution of organophosphate esters in the soil-sediment profile of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Implication for risk assessment by Yadav, Ishwar Chandra, Devi, Ningombam Linthoingambi, Li, Jun, Zhang, Gan, Covaci, Adrian

“…Despite the fact that soil and sediments, which act as a sink or potential source of organic pollutants, have been polluted with organophosphate esters (OPEs)…”
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Occurrence of a Broad Range of Legacy and Emerging Flame Retardants in Indoor Environments in Norway by Cequier, Enrique, Ionas, Alin C, Covaci, Adrian, Marcé, Rosa Maria, Becher, Georg, Thomsen, Cathrine

“…This study investigates the occurrence of 37 organohalogen and organophosphate flame retardants (FRs) from Norwegian households (n = 48) and classrooms from…”
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Effects of primary metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants on transcriptional activity via human nuclear receptors by Kojima, Hiroyuki, Takeuchi, Shinji, Van den Eede, Nele, Covaci, Adrian

“…•Nuclear receptor activities of 12 OPFR-metabolites were studied by cell-based assays.•HO-m-TPHP and HO-p-TPHP showed more potent ERα/β agonistic activity than…”
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Evaluation of hazardous chemicals in edible insects and insect-based food intended for human consumption by Poma, Giulia, Cuykx, Matthias, Amato, Elvio, Calaprice, Chiara, Focant, Jean Francois, Covaci, Adrian

“…Due to the rapid increase in world population, the waste of food and resources, and non-sustainable food production practices, the use of alternative food…”
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Legacy and alternative flame retardants in Norwegian and UK indoor environment: Implications of human exposure via dust ingestion by Kademoglou, Katerina, Xu, Fuchao, Padilla-Sanchez, Juan Antonio, Haug, Line Småstuen, Covaci, Adrian, Collins, Chris D.

“…Indoor dust has been acknowledged as a major source of flame retardants (FRs) and dust ingestion is considered a major route of exposure for humans. In the…”
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Novel and legacy flame retardants in paired human fingernails and indoor dust samples by Chen, Yi, Cao, Zhiguo, Covaci, Adrian, Li, Chao, Cui, Xinyi

“…[Display omitted] •8 PBDEs, 5 AFRs, and 7 OPFRs were determined in 50 pairs of human fingernail and indoor dust samples.•The comparison between paired…”
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Comprehensive Study of Human External Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants via Air, Dust, and Hand Wipes: The Importance of Sampling and Assessment Strategy by Xu, Fuchao, Giovanoulis, Georgios, van Waes, Sofie, Padilla-Sanchez, Juan Antonio, Papadopoulou, Eleni, Magnér, Jorgen, Haug, Line Småstuen, Neels, Hugo, Covaci, Adrian

“…We compared the human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) via inhalation, dust ingestion, and dermal absorption using different sampling and…”
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Flame retardants and organochlorines in indoor dust from several e-waste recycling sites in South China: Composition variations and implications for human exposure by Zheng, Xiaobo, Xu, Fuchao, Chen, Kehui, Zeng, Yanhong, Luo, Xiaojun, Chen, Shejun, Mai, Bixian, Covaci, Adrian

“…Several classes of flame retardants, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs), dechlorane plus (DPs), and…”
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A review of dietary and non-dietary exposure to bisphenol-A by Geens, Tinne, Aerts, Dominique, Berthot, Carl, Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre, Goeyens, Leo, Lecomte, Philippe, Maghuin-Rogister, Guy, Pironnet, Anne-Madeleine, Pussemier, Luc, Scippo, Marie-Louise, Van Loco, Joris, Covaci, Adrian

“…► Food and non-food sources of BPA are reviewed. ► Overall exposure to BPA is dominated by food sources. ► Overall exposure to BPA can be reliably estimated by…”
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