Phthalates in indoor dust and their association with building characteristics

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1399-1404

  Bornehag, Carl Gustaf ^a,b,c   Lundgren, Björn ^a   Weschler, Charles J ^b,d   Sigsgaard, Torben ^e   Hagerhed Engman, Linda ^a   Sundell, Jan ^b  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BBzp; Building characteristics; DEHP; DnBP; Homes; PVC flooring; Sources

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DUST; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 27244442382     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7809     Document Type: Article

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