Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in Northern Tanzania

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 89-90; pp. 38 - 47
• Main Authors: Müller, M.H.B., Polder, A., Brynildsrud, O.B., Lie, E., Løken, K.B., Manyilizu, W.B., Mdegela, R.H., Mokiti, F., Murtadha, M., Nonga, H.E., Skaare, J.U., Lyche, J.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Breast Feeding; Brominated flame retardants; Estimated daily intake; Female; Flame Retardants - analysis; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - analysis; Human breast milk; Humans; Infant; Infant growth; Maternal Exposure - adverse effects; Milk, Human - chemistry; Pemba; Risk; Tanzania; ISW, Tanzania; Pemba; Infant growth; Human breast milk; Brominated flame retardants; Estimated daily intake; Tanzania

The main aim of this study was to assess brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in breast milk in the Northern parts of Tanzania. Ninety-five colostrum samples from healthy, primiparous mothers at Mount Meru Regional Referral Hospital (MMRRH), Arusha Tanzania, were analyzed for polybrominated diphenyl e...