Distribution of pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in house dust as a function of particle size

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 721-726

  Lewis, Robert G ^a   Fortune, Christopher R ^b   Willis, Robert D ^b   Camann, David E ^c   Antley, Jeffrey T ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust composition; Dust exposure; House dust; PAH; Particle size; Pesticides; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRETHROID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSE DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032835947     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107721     Document Type: Article

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