Phthalates, alkylphenols, pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds in indoor air and dust

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 4543-4553

  Rudel, Ruthann A ^a   Camann, David E ^b   Spengler, John D ^c   Korn, Leo R ^d   Brody, Julia G ^a  

^a SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; PESTICIDES; TOXICITY;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EDC);

TOXIC MATERIALS;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT BUTYLPHENOL; ADHESIVE AGENT; ALKYLPHENOL; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EMULSIFYING AGENT; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEPTACHLOR; METHOXYCHLOR; O PHENYLPHENOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2,3 DIBROMOPROPYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PLASTICIZER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSUMER; DEGRADATION; DUST; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; MEASUREMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINES; HOUSING; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0142122471     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0264596     Document Type: Article

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