Correction to: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (2011) 21, 549–564; doi:10.1038/jes.2011.11; published online 27 April 2011

The unit of measure given for median dust concentrations for BDE-47, BDE-99 and BDE-209 on page 551 was incorrect. The concentrations should have been given as μg/g instead of mg/g. The authors regret the error.