Human exposure to PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs in Ghana: Temporal variation, sources of exposure and estimation of daily intakes by infants

► Human exposure to PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs was done in Ghana using breast milk samples. ► Significant increases were found in the levels of PCBs and PBDEs over the years. ► All the mothers had hazard quotient values exceeding the threshold of 1 for PCBs. ► This is the first study to report BFRs in human breast milk from Africa.