社会经济因素影响美国饮食暴露在制阻燃剂中
Yulong Ma1,2, Kevin Andrew Romanak2, Staci Lynn Capozzi2
1School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
概括
美国食品中制阻燃剂 (BFR) 的饮食暴露是最小的,PBDE占主导地位. 非有机食品和肉/奶酪消费显示了更高的BFR水平,影响了儿童和特定的人口统计.
科学领域:
- 环境化学环境化学
- 食品安全 食品安全
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景情况:
- 饮食是制阻燃剂 (BFRs) 的重要暴露途径.
- 关于BFR在美国食品供应中的流行情况的数据有限.
- 了解食品中的BFR对于评估公共健康风险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在美国常见的食品中量化BFR (PBDE,HBCDD,NBFR,DP).
- 调查商店价格和有机状态对BFR度的影响.
- 估计饮食中的BFR暴露,并确定高风险人群.
主要方法:
- 在印尼布卢明顿 (Bloomington) 的零售商店获取肉类,鱼类和乳制品样本.
- 用先进的分析技术分析特定BFR的复合样本.
- 计算总原阻燃剂 (HFR) 度和估计的饮食暴露量.
主要成果:
- 总HFR度在54至1,400 pg/g ww之间,其中PBDE是最丰富的.
- 食品价格显著影响了NBFR水平,这表明了潜在的环境正义问题.
- 非有机食品表现出更高的BDE-209度;肉和奶酪是HFR摄入的主要贡献者.
结论:
- 在美国,通过饮食接触HFR似乎是最小的,可能是由于监管行动.
- 根据消费模式,儿童和非西班牙裔亚洲人可能有更高的HFR摄入量.
- 需要进一步的研究,才能充分了解食品中BFR的长期健康影响和来源.
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