Bis(2,4-dibromophenyl) ether

Eriksson L; Eriksson J; Hu J;
2004 | 60

‘‘Sniffer’’—a novel tool for chasing vehicles and measuring traffic pollutants

Pirjola L, Parviainen H; Hussein T, Valli A; Hämeri K, Aalto PP; Virtanen A, Keskinen J; Pakkanen TA, Mäkelä T
2004 | Atmos. Environ. | 38 (3625-3635)

Bioaccumulation Potential of Persistent Organic Chemicals in Humans.

Czub, G.; McLachlan, M.S.
2004 | Environ. Sci. Technol. | 38 (2406-2412)
model , risk assessment

Cirrus cloud microphysical and optical properties at southern and northern midlatitudes during the INCA experiment

Gayet, JF; Ovarlez, J; Shcherbakov, V; Ström, J; Schumann, U; Minikin, A; Auriol, F; Petzold, A; Monier, M
2004 | J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos. | 109 (D20)

Poor correlation between stated and found concentrations of diphenylmethane-4,4’-diisocyanate (4,4’-MDI) in petrolatum patch-test preparations

Frick M, Zimerson E, D. Karlsson, Å. Marand, G. Skarping, Isaksson M, Bruze M
2004 | Contact Derm. | 51(2) (73-78)

Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) is widely used in its polymeric form in the manufacturing of polyurethane products. Previous reports on MDI-related contact allergy have shown a pattern, where patients seem to react to their own MDI-based work material but not to commercial patch-test preparations, which contain 4,4′-MDI. Therefore, we performed chemical analyses of 14 commercial test preparations of 4,4′-MDI obtained from 8 European and 4 American dermatology departments as well as 2 preparations from 2 major European suppliers of patch-test allergens. A new method for monitoring 4,4′-MDI in petrolatum preparations was developed and the determination of 4,4′-MDI as the MDI-dibutylamine derivative using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed. None of the preparations obtained from the dermatology departments contained more than 12% of the concentration stated on the label. In most cases, 4,4′-MDI content was only a few percentages or less of the concentration stated. 7 of the 14 preparations were analysed before the expiry date. Yet, only 1 of them, a preparation directly obtained from the supplier, came close to the concentration stated on the label. Thus, using these preparations, patients will be tested with a lower concentration than intended, leading to possible false-negative reactions.

Vattenkemi och plankton i Tyresta nationalpark under 30 år av kalkning och återförsurning

Sundbom, M.; Edberg, F.; Ekström, C.; Hörnström, E.
2004 | Svensk-Norsk Försurnings- och Kalkningskonferens 2004

Comparative aspects of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) uptake and accumulation in biota.

de Wit, C.A.
2004

SETAC Europe 14h Annual Meeting

bioaccumulation , biomagnification , pbde , uptake

Photochemical transformations of tetrabromobisphenol A and related phenols in water

Eriksson J; Rahm S; Green N; Bergman Å; Jakobsson E;
2004 | Chemosphere | 54

Comparison of two methods for obtaining degradation half-lives.

Gouin, T.; Cousins, I.T.; Mackay, D.
2004 | Chemosphere | 56 (531-535)
degradation , epiwin , half-life , modeling , pop , qsar

Olfactory mucosal toxicity screening and multivariate QSAR moceling for chlorinated benzene derivatives

Carlsson C; Harju M; Bahrami F; Cantillana T; Tysklind M; Brandt I;
2004 | Arch. Toxicol. | 78

Real-World Traffic Emission Factors of Gases and Particles Measured in a Road Tunnel in Stockholm, Sweden.

Kristensson, A.; Johansson, C.; Westerholm, R.; Swietlicki, E.; Gidhagen, L.; Wideqvist, U.; Vesely, V.
2004 | Atmos. Environ. | 38 (657-673)
aerosol , bap , benzene , nox , pah , size distribution , ultrafine particles , voc

The influence of age, sex, body-condition, and region on the levels of PBDEs and toxaphene in harbour porpoises from European waters.

Thron, K.U.; Bruhn, R.; McLachlan, M.S.
2004 | Fresenius Environ. Bull. | 13 (146-155)

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