<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nelson, Isabella M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vazquez, Joana Hernandez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Poutasse, Carolyn M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adams, Kaley T</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">O&#039;Connell, Steven G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Smith, Brian W</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Herbstman, Julie B</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raessler, Jana M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Unraveling the environmental links to feline hyperthyroidism: Insights from silicone passive samplers.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Res</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Res</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cat Diseases</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cats</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Endocrine Disruptors</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Exposure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Monitoring</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Pollutants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flame Retardants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hyperthyroidism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">New York</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silicones</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025 Dec 01</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">286</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">122885</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Feline hyperthyroidism (FH) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting cats and poses significant health challenges to domestic cats and veterinary professionals. This disease is caused by the effects of excess thyroid hormone production and causes a variety of symptoms including weight loss, increased urination, and increased appetite. Despite its prevalence, the underlying cause of this condition remains unclear. While many factors have been extensively studied, there isn&#039;t conclusive evidence linking hyperthyroidism to diet, litter, and indoor lifestyle. Recent research has suggested an association between FH and exposure to flame retardants in consumer products. Many consumer products also contain other endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals (pEDCs) in addition to flame retardants that could be linked to FH. To investigate this further, silicone passive sampling devices (PSDs) in the form of pet tags were used to measure the environmental chemical exposure of 78 cats, aged seven years and older, in Oregon and New York using a chemical screening method containing hundreds of EDCs/pEDCs. The objective of this study was to compare exposure frequencies and concentrations between hyperthyroid and non-hyperthyroid cats. While no statistically significant associations were identified, this study found higher concentrations of butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), galaxolide, lilial, and tonalide in the tags worn by cats with FH compared to euthyroid cats. TCPP, b-ionone, lilial, cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, and tonalide have not been previously mentioned in past feline exposure studies. These chemicals are found in various personal care and consumer products such as vinyl tiles, fragrances, furniture, and cosmetics. Their presence in PSDs worn by cats that develop hyperthyroidism may indicate a potential role of these environmental chemicals in FH etiology.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pt 2</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kathleen Mullen</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Briana N Rivera</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lane G Tidwell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Renata Ivanek</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dorothy Ainsworth</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental surveillance and adverse neonatal health outcomes in foals born near unconventional natural gas development activity.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sci Total Environ</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sci. Total Environ.</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals, Newborn</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Monitoring</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Horses</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Infant, Newborn</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natural Gas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">New York</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Outcome Assessment, Health Care</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pennsylvania</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pregnancy</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020 Aug 20</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">731</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">138497</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Studies of neonatal health risks of unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) have not included comprehensive assessments of environmental chemical exposures. We investigated a clustering of dysphagic cases in neonatal foals born between 2014 and 2016 in an area of active UNGD in Pennsylvania (PA),USA. We evaluated equine biological data and environmental exposures on the affected PA farm and an unaffected New York (NY) farm owned by the same proprietor. Dams either spent their entire gestation on one farm or moved to the other farm in late gestation. Over the 21-month study period, physical examinations and blood/tissue samples were obtained from mares and foals on each farm. Grab samples of water, pasture soil and feed were collected; continuous passive sampling of air and water for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was performed. Dysphagia was evaluated as a binary variable; logistic regression was used to identify risk factors. Sixty-five foals were born, 17 (all from PA farm) were dysphagic. Odds of dysphagia increased with the dam residing on the PA farm for each additional month of gestation (OR&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;1.4, 95% CI 1.2, 1.7, p&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;6.0E-04). Males were more likely to be born dysphagic (OR&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;5.5, 95% CI 1.2, 24.5, p&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;0.03) than females. Prior to installation of a water filtration/treatment system, PA water concentrations of 3,6-dimethylphenanthrene (p&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;6.0E-03), fluoranthene (p&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;0.03), pyrene (p&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;0.02) and triphenylene (p&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;0.01) exceeded those in NY water. Compared to NY farm water, no concentrations of PAHs were higher in PA following installation of the water filtration/treatment system. We provide evidence of an uncommon adverse health outcome (dysphagia) in foals born near UNGD that was eliminated in subsequent years (2017-2019) following environmental management changes. Notably, this study demonstrates that domestic large animals such as horses can serve as important sentinels for human health risks associated with UNGD activities.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diana Rohlman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jamie Donatuto</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Heidt, Myk</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Michael L Barton</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Campbell, Larry</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Molly Kile</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Case Study Describing a Community-Engaged Approach for Evaluating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in a Native American Community.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Int J Environ Res Public Health</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Int J Environ Res Public Health</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Air Pollutants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Air Pollution, Indoor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Community Participation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Community-Based Participatory Research</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Monitoring</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Indians, North American</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Seasons</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019 01 24</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;In 2015, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (SITC) was impacted by an air toxic release from one of two nearby oil refineries. This experience motivated SITC members to learn more about their exposure to air toxics. On the invitation of SITC, this community-based study measured personal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and conducted interviews with the volunteers to evaluate perceptions of the data and experience of participating. Non-smoking SITC members were recruited in March 2016 ( = 10) and January 2017 ( = 22) with seven volunteers participating both times. Volunteers wore a wristband passive sampler for 7 days and completed daily activity diaries. Wristbands were analyzed for 62 PAHs using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Wilcoxon exact tests determined if the sum total PAHs (ΣPAH) differed by activity, proximity to the refineries, and time. Aggregated results were shared during community meetings, and volunteers received individual reports. Volunteers ( = 9) participated in individual interviews. All volunteers were exposed to different amounts and types of PAHs. Burning candles or using a wood stove and/or propane heating were associated with higher ΣPAH exposures. While ΣPAH was similar in both sampling periods, the composition of PAHs differed. More priority listed PAHs were detected in January ( = 17) versus March ( = 10). Among volunteers who participated in both sampling events, exposure to four PAHs significantly differed between seasons. Overall, volunteers reported that the study made them more aware of air pollution sources in their community. They also commented that the chemical nomenclature was difficult to understand, but appreciated the individual reports that allowed them to visually compare their data to the distribution of data collected in their community. For volunteers with lower exposures, these comparisons gave them relief. However, volunteers with higher exposures reported concern and several changed their behaviors to reduce their exposure to known PAH sources. This study provided an opportunity for SITC members to learn about their personal exposure to a class of air toxics within the context of their community. While the limitations of the study hindered the ability to identify sources of air toxics in the community, this activity appeared to raise awareness about ambient and indoor air pollution among the volunteers.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gibson, Elizabeth A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Heather M Stapleton</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lehyla Calero</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Darrell Holmes</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Burke, Kimberly</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martinez, Rodney</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cortes, Boris</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nematollahi, Amy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evans, David</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Julie Herbstman</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Differential exposure to organophosphate flame retardants in mother-child pairs.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemosphere</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemosphere</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adult</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Child</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Child Development</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Child, Preschool</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cohort Studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dust</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Exposure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flame Retardants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mothers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Organophosphates</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young Adult</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019 Mar</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">219</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">567-573</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BACKGROUND: &lt;/strong&gt;Humans are ubiquitously exposed to flame retardants, including organophosphate esters (OPEs), through direct contact with consumer products or exposure through household dust. Children are at increased risk because of their proximity to dust, hand-to-mouth activity, and the importance of childhood as a critical period in neurodevelopment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OBJECTIVES: &lt;/strong&gt;To quantify differences in exposure levels between mothers and children (three to six years of age), we analyzed urinary metabolites of OPEs. We additionally assessed the ability of silicone wristbands (measuring ambient exposure) to predict urinary metabolite concentrations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METHODS: &lt;/strong&gt;We selected 32 mother and child dyads from an existing cohort. Participants provided baseline urine samples and wore wristbands for one week. After the first week, they returned their wristbands and provided a second urine sample. During the second week, participants wore a second wristband that they returned at the end of week two with a third and final urine sample.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESULTS: &lt;/strong&gt;We found significantly higher levels of bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BDCIPP) (p &amp;lt; 0.001) and lower levels of bis(1-chloro-2-isopropyl) 1-hydroxy-2-propyl phosphate (BCIPHIPP) (p &amp;lt; 0.001) in children&#039;s urine samples compared to mothers&#039; samples at baseline. We found that triphenylphosphate (TPHP), tris(1,3-dichloroisopropyl) phosphate (TDCIPP), and tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCIPP) measured in wristbands predicted their respective metabolite levels in urine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONCLUSION: &lt;/strong&gt;Children had higher levels than mothers for two of six flame retardant metabolites measured in urine. Generally, wristband measurements positively predicted internal dose. As little is known about the health effects of OPEs on child development, future research is needed to determine the impact of differential exposure.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hummel, Jessica M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Erin Madeen</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siddens, Lisbeth K</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sandra Uesugi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">McQuistan, Tammie</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kenneth Turteltaub</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ted J Ognibene</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bench, Graham</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Krueger, Sharon K</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stuart Harris</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jordan Smith</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Susan C Tilton</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Baird, William M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Williams, David E</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacokinetics of [C]-Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in humans: Impact of Co-Administration of smoked salmon and BaP dietary restriction.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Food Chem Toxicol</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Food Chem. Toxicol.</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adult</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzo(a)pyrene</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carbon Radioisotopes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carcinogens</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cooking</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fish Products</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Food Safety</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Middle Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Salmon</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young Adult</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018 May</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">115</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">136-147</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), is a known human carcinogen. In non-smoking adults greater than 95% of BaP exposure is through diet. The carcinogenicity of BaP is utilized by the U.S. EPA to assess relative potency of complex PAH mixtures. PAH relative potency factors (RPFs, BaP = 1) are determined from high dose animal data. We employed accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to determine pharmacokinetics of [C]-BaP in humans following dosing with 46 ng (an order of magnitude lower than human dietary daily exposure and million-fold lower than animal cancer models). To assess the impact of co-administration of food with a complex PAH mixture, humans were dosed with 46 ng of [C]-BaP with or without smoked salmon. Subjects were asked to avoid high BaP-containing diets and a 3-day dietary questionnaire given to assess dietary exposure prior to dosing and three days post-dosing with [C]-BaP. Co-administration of smoked salmon, containing a complex mixture of PAHs with an RPF of 460 ng BaP, reduced and delayed absorption. Administration of canned commercial salmon, containing very low amounts of PAHs, showed the impacts on pharmacokinetics were not due to high amounts of PAHs but rather a food matrix effect.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shannon T Lipscomb</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Megan McClelland</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MacDonald, Megan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cardenas, Andres</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Molly Kile</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cross-sectional study of social behaviors in preschool children and exposure to flame retardants.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Health</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Health</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Child, Preschool</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Exposure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Pollutants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flame Retardants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Organophosphates</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Social Behavior</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017 03 09</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">23</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BACKGROUND: &lt;/strong&gt;Children are exposed to flame retardants from the built environment. Brominated diphenyl ethers (BDE) and organophosphate-based flame retardants (OPFRs) are associated with poorer neurocognitive functioning in children. Less is known, however, about the association between these classes of compounds and children&#039;s emotional and social behaviors. The objective of this study was to determine if flame retardant exposure was associated with measurable differences in social behaviors among children ages 3-5&amp;nbsp;years.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METHODS: &lt;/strong&gt;We examined teacher-rated social behaviors measured using the Social Skills Improvement Rating Scale (SSIS) and personal exposure to flame retardants in children aged 3-5&amp;nbsp;years who attended preschool (n = 72). Silicone passive samplers worn for 7&amp;nbsp;days were used to assess personal exposure to 41 compounds using gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometer. These concentrations were then summed into total BDE and total OPFR exposure prior to natural log transformation. Separate generalized additive models were used to evaluate the relationship between seven subscales of the SSIS and lnΣBDE or lnΣOPFR adjusting for other age, sex, adverse social experiences, and family context.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESULTS: &lt;/strong&gt;All children were exposed to a mixture of flame retardant compounds. We observed a dose dependent relationship between lnΣOPFR and two subscales where children with higher exposures were rated by their preschool teachers as having less responsible behavior (p = 0.07) and more externalizing behavior problems (p = 0.03). Additionally, children with higher lnΣBDE exposure were rated by teachers as less assertive (p = 0.007).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONCLUSIONS: &lt;/strong&gt;We observed a cross-sectional association between children&#039;s exposure to flame retardant compounds and teacher-rated social behaviors among preschool-aged children. Children with higher flame retardant exposures exhibited poorer social skills in three domains that play an important role in a child&#039;s ability to succeed academically and socially.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Norman D Forsberg</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rodriguez-Proteau, R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ma, L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Morré, J</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Christensen, J M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maier, C S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jeffrey J Jenkins</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Organophosphorus pesticide degradation product in vitro metabolic stability and time-course uptake and elimination in rats following oral and intravenous dosing.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xenobiotica</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xenobiotica</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Administration, Oral</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Monitoring</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Injections, Intravenous</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mass Spectrometry</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Organophosphorus Compounds</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pesticides</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rats</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rats, Sprague-Dawley</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Time Factors</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">05/2011</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">41</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">422-9</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Levels of urinary dialkylphosphates (DAPs) are currently used as a biomarker of human exposure to organophosphorus insecticides (OPs). It is known that OPs degrade on food commodities to DAPs at levels that approach or exceed those of the parent OP. However, little has been reported on the extent of DAP absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. The metabolic stability of O,O-dimethylphosphate (DMP) was assessed using pooled human and rat hepatic microsomes. Time-course samples were collected over 2 h and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. It was found that DMP was not metabolized by rat or pooled human hepatic microsomes. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were administered DMP at 20 mg kg(-1) via oral gavage and i.v. injection. Time-course plasma and urine samples were collected and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. DMP oral bioavailability was found to be 107 ± 39% and the amount of orally administered dose recovered in the urine was 30 ± 9.9% by 48 h. The in vitro metabolic stability, high bioavailability and extent of DMP urinary excretion following oral exposure in a rat model suggests that measurement of DMP as a biomarker of OP exposure may lead to overestimation of human exposure.&lt;/p&gt;
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