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Relationship between flame retardants and respiratory health– A systematic revi...
Coelho, Sonia Dias; Maricoto, Tiago; Taborda-Barata, Luís; Annesi-Maesano, Isabella; Isobe, Tomohiko; Sousa, Ana Catarina AChronic respiratory diseases are a dealing cause of death and disability worldwide. Their prevalence is steadily increasing and the exposure to environmental contaminants, including Flame Retardants (FRs), is being considered as a possible risk factor. Despite the widespread and continuous exposure to FRs, the role of these contaminants in chronic respiratory diseases is yet not clear. This study aims to system...
Levels of TBT and other selected organotin compounds in duplicate diet samples
Sousa, Ana C. A.; Coelho, Sónia; Pastorinho, M. Ramiro; Taborda Barata, Luis; Nogueira, António J.A.; Isobe, Tomohiko; Kunisue, Tatsuya; Takahashi, ShinOrganotin compounds (OTs) are ubiquitous contaminants with a broad range of applications ranging from biocides and pesticides to catalysts for the production of polyurethane foams and silicones. The deleterious effects of some OTs (particularly tributyltin - TBT) upon wildlife and experimental animals are well documented and include endocrine disruption, immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, genotoxicity and metabolic...
Flame retardants in indoor dust - a review on the levels of polybrominated diph...
Coelho, Sónia D.; Sousa, Ana C. A.; Isobe, Tomohiko; Tanabe, Shinsuke; Nogueira, António J. A.Modern people spend a considerable time of their life indoors, whether at home, at the workplace or at school, or inside vehicles and public transportation, therefore exposure to a variety of contaminants present indoors is constant and profuse. These contaminants released from household products tend to accumulate and concentrate in dust which is thus considered as one of the main human exposure pathways to se...