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Leisa-Maree Toms
Researcher at Queensland University of Technology
Publications - 119
Citations - 4494
Leisa-Maree Toms is an academic researcher from Queensland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers & Population. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 108 publications receiving 3860 citations. Previous affiliations of Leisa-Maree Toms include University of Queensland.
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Levels and trends of PBDEs and HBCDs in the global environment: Status at the end of 2012
Robin J. Law,Adrian Covaci,Stuart Harrad,Dorte Herzke,Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah,Kim J. Fernie,Leisa-Maree Toms,Hidetaka Takigami +7 more
TL;DR: More data on temporal trends of BDE and HBCD concentrations in a variety of matrices and locations are needed before the current status of these compounds can be fully assessed, and the impact of regulation and changing usage patterns among different flame retardants determined.
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Concentration of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Household Dust from Various Countries Is Dust a Major Source of Human Exposure
Andreas Sjödin,Olaf Päpke,Jean-François Focant,Richard S. Jones,Tanja Pless-Mulloli,Leisa-Maree Toms,Thomas Hermann,Jochen F. Mueller,Larry L. Needham,Donald G. Patterson +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of a study conducted by the National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology at the University of Queensland in Queensland, Australia, using a Mass Spectrometry (MS) system.
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Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in household dust from various countries
Andreas Sjödin,Olaf Päpke,Ernest McGahee,Jean-François Focant,Richard S. Jones,Tanja Pless-Mulloli,Leisa-Maree Toms,Thomas Herrmann,Jochen F. Müller,Larry L. Needham,Donald G. Patterson +10 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that further studies are required to investigate human indoor exposure to PBDEs across countries and to determine the risk factors related to indoor design factors.
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Serum polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels are higher in children (2-5 years of age) than in infants and adults.
Leisa-Maree Toms,Andreas Sjödin,Fiona Harden,Peter Hobson,Richard S. Jones,Emily Edenfield,Jochen F. Mueller +6 more
TL;DR: The observed peak concentration at 2.6–3 years of age is later than the period when breast-feeding is typically ceased, which suggests that in addition to the exposure via human milk, young children have higher exposure to these chemicals and/or a lower capacity to eliminate them.
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Levels of 12 perfluorinated chemicals in pooled Australian serum, collected 2002-2003, in relation to age, gender, and region
Anna Kärrman,Jochen F. Mueller,Bert van Bavel,Fiona Harden,Leisa-Maree Toms,Gunilla Lindström +5 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that emissions from production in the Northern Hemisphere are of less importance for human exposure, and levels are equal or higher than previously reported serum levels in Europe and Asia but lower compared to the U.S.A.